Garrett Temple vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Garrett Temple 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

Garrett Temple

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Garrett Temple 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Garrett Temple 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Garrett Temple 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrett Temple 4,529 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Garrett Temple 1,682 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Garrett Temple 1,229 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Garrett Temple 593 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Garrett Temple 239 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Garrett Temple 743 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrett Temple .401 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Garrett Temple .344 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrett Temple .742 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 2.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrett Temple 78 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Garrett Temple 24 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Garrett Temple 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Garrett Temple 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Garrett Temple 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Garrett Temple 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrett Temple .338 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Garrett Temple .240 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrett Temple .720 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020) 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.