John Barber vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Barber 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Barber 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Barber 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Barber 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Barber 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Barber 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Barber - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Barber - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Barber 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.