Bill Garnett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.