Winston Garland vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Winston Garland 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

Winston Garland

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Winston Garland: 1987-88 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Winston Garland 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Winston Garland 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Winston Garland 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Winston Garland 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Winston Garland 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Winston Garland 4.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Winston Garland 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Winston Garland 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Winston Garland 4,799 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Winston Garland 1,433 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Winston Garland 2,421 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Winston Garland 674 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Winston Garland 80 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Winston Garland 511 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Winston Garland .430 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Winston Garland .281 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Winston Garland .830 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Winston Garland 14.5 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Winston Garland 4.2 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Winston Garland 6.4 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Winston Garland 2.2 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Winston Garland 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Winston Garland 9.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Winston Garland 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Winston Garland 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Winston Garland 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Winston Garland 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Winston Garland 184 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Winston Garland 66 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Winston Garland 60 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Winston Garland 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Winston Garland 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Winston Garland 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Winston Garland .413 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Winston Garland .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Winston Garland .911 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Winston Garland 13.4 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Winston Garland 4.1 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Winston Garland 3.6 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Winston Garland 1.6 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Winston Garland 0.3 (1989) 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.