Jim Garvin vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Garvin 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 Garvin 0.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Garvin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Garvin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - 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.