RJ Barrett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jerry West 855

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jerry West 970

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) 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.