Ron Harper vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron Harper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.