John Starks vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Starks 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Starks 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Starks 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Starks 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Starks 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Starks 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Starks 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Starks 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Starks 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 Starks 12.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Starks 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 10,829 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Starks 2,129 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Starks 3,085 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Starks 951 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Starks 106 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Starks 866 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Starks .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .769 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 19.0 (1994) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 3.3 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Starks 5.9 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Starks 14.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Starks 4.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Starks 1,363 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Starks 271 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Starks 393 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Starks 120 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Starks 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Starks 96 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Starks .421 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Starks .371 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Starks .759 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Starks 16.5 (1993) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Starks 4.0 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Starks 6.4 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Starks 1.6 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Starks 0.3 (2001) 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.