Tommy Byrnes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tommy Byrnes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.