Matt Harpring vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Matt Harpring 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) 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.