Chris Garner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Chris Garner 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

Chris Garner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Garner: 1997-98 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chris Garner 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner 72 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chris Garner 36 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chris Garner 63 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chris Garner 28 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chris Garner 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chris Garner 46 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner .280 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner .190 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner .615 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner 2.4 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 1.5 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 2.3 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.9 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chris Garner - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chris Garner - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chris Garner - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chris Garner - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chris Garner 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - 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.