Malik Hairston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Malik Hairston 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

Malik Hairston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malik Hairston: 2008-09 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Malik Hairston 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Hairston 2.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Malik Hairston 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Malik Hairston 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Malik Hairston 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Hairston 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Hairston 149 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Malik Hairston 77 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Malik Hairston 29 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Malik Hairston 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Malik Hairston 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Malik Hairston 62 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Hairston .512 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Malik Hairston .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Hairston .514 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Hairston 3.3 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Hairston 1.9 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Malik Hairston 0.9 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malik Hairston 0.4 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Hairston 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malik Hairston - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Malik Hairston - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Malik Hairston - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Malik Hairston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Malik Hairston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Malik Hairston 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malik Hairston - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Malik Hairston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malik Hairston - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malik Hairston - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malik Hairston - 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.