Vin Baker vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vin Baker 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

Vin Baker

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vin Baker: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vin Baker 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vin Baker 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vin Baker 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 2 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vin Baker 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 11,839 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 5,867 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vin Baker 1,509 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vin Baker 582 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 798 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vin Baker 791 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .215 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .638 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 21.1 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 10.3 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 3.6 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.1 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vin Baker 13.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 7.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vin Baker 316 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vin Baker 169 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vin Baker 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vin Baker 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vin Baker 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vin Baker 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vin Baker .491 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vin Baker .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vin Baker .534 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vin Baker 15.8 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vin Baker 9.4 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vin Baker 2.0 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vin Baker 1.8 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vin Baker 1.5 (1998) 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.