Hoot Gibson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Hoot Gibson 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

Hoot Gibson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hoot Gibson: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Hoot Gibson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Hoot Gibson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson 176 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Hoot Gibson 37 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Hoot Gibson 32 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson .344 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson .656 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Hoot Gibson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.