Johnny Baum vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Johnny Baum 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

Johnny Baum

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Baum: 1969-70 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Baum 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Baum 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 292 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 129 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Baum 31 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny Baum 65 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum .690 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 4.6 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 2.0 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Baum 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Baum 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny Baum 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Baum - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Baum - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Baum 0.5 (1971) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Baum 0.0 (1971) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Baum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Baum - 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.