Dick Barnett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Barnett 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Barnett 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dick Barnett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Barnett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * 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.