Will Barton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Will Barton 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

Will Barton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Will Barton: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Will Barton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Will Barton 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Will Barton 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Will Barton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Will Barton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Will Barton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Will Barton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Will Barton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Will Barton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Will Barton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Will Barton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Barton 11.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Will Barton 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Will Barton 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Will Barton 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Will Barton 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Barton 7,625 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Will Barton 2,792 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Will Barton 1,817 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Will Barton 504 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Will Barton 272 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Will Barton 679 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Barton .430 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Will Barton .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Barton .787 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Barton 15.7 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Will Barton 6.3 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Will Barton 4.1 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Barton 1.1 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Barton 0.6 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Barton 10.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Will Barton 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Will Barton 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Will Barton 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Will Barton 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Barton 290 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Will Barton 120 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Will Barton 49 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Will Barton 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Will Barton 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Will Barton 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Barton .396 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Will Barton .339 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Barton .738 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Barton 16.3 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Will Barton 5.6 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Will Barton 2.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Barton 0.8 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Barton 0.6 (2019) 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.