Don Barksdale vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Don Barksdale 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

Don Barksdale

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Barksdale 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Barksdale 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Barksdale 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Barksdale 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Barksdale 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Barksdale 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 8.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 2,895 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 2,088 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Barksdale 549 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Barksdale 262 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .370 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .660 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 6.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Barksdale 84 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Barksdale 62 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Barksdale 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Barksdale 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Barksdale .382 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Barksdale .813 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Barksdale - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.