John Barnhill vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Barnhill that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Barnhill

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barnhill: 1962-63 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Barnhill 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Barnhill 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Barnhill 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barnhill 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Barnhill 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barnhill 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barnhill 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Barnhill 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barnhill 3,648 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Barnhill 1,193 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Barnhill 1,205 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Barnhill 426 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barnhill .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Barnhill .651 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barnhill 11.7 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Barnhill 4.7 (1963) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Barnhill 4.2 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barnhill 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Barnhill 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Barnhill 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barnhill 111 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Barnhill 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Barnhill 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Barnhill 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barnhill .407 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Barnhill .613 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barnhill 7.0 (1963) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Barnhill 2.5 (1963) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Barnhill 3.3 (1963) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Barnhill - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.