Jim Farmer vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Farmer 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 Farmer 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) 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.