Jim Barnes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Barnes 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

Jim Barnes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Barnes: 1964-65 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Barnes 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Barnes 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Barnes 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Barnes 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Barnes 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Barnes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 8.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 6.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnes 3,997 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Barnes 2,939 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Barnes 377 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Barnes 454 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnes .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnes .684 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 15.5 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 10.3 (1966) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 1.3 (1966) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnes 64 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Barnes 61 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Barnes 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Barnes 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnes .413 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnes .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnes 13.0 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnes 9.3 (1966) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnes 1.0 (1966) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnes - 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.