Walter Berry vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Walter Berry 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

Walter Berry

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter Berry: 1986-87 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walter Berry 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walter Berry 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walter Berry 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Berry 14.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walter Berry 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walter Berry 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walter Berry 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Berry 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Berry 2,882 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walter Berry 971 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walter Berry 292 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walter Berry 122 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walter Berry 151 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walter Berry 205 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Berry .539 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walter Berry .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Berry .638 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Berry 17.4 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Berry 5.4 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walter Berry 1.7 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Berry 0.8 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Berry 0.9 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Berry 14.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walter Berry 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walter Berry 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walter Berry 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Berry 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Berry 99 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walter Berry 30 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walter Berry 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walter Berry 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walter Berry 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walter Berry 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Berry .526 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walter Berry .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Berry .826 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Berry 22.0 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Berry 7.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter Berry 2.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Berry 1.7 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Berry 0.7 (1988) 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.