Marty Byrnes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Marty Byrnes 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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.