Maurice Harkless vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Maurice Harkless 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Maurice Harkless: 2012-13 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Harkless 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Maurice Harkless 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Maurice Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 6.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 4,259 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 2,198 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 572 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 583 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 399 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Maurice Harkless 621 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .320 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .624 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 10.0 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.5 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.2 (2014) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.9 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 9.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Harkless 300 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Maurice Harkless 155 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Maurice Harkless 37 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Maurice Harkless 33 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Maurice Harkless 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Maurice Harkless 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Harkless .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Maurice Harkless .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Harkless .609 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Harkless 11.0 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Harkless 5.1 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Harkless 2.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Harkless 1.3 (2017) 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, this player has no data for the stat.