Spencer Hawes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Spencer Hawes 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

Spencer Hawes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Hawes: 2007-08 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Spencer Hawes 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Spencer Hawes 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Spencer Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Hawes 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Hawes 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Hawes 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Hawes 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Hawes 5,932 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Spencer Hawes 3,893 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Spencer Hawes 1,271 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Spencer Hawes 264 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Spencer Hawes 652 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Spencer Hawes 684 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Hawes .457 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Spencer Hawes .350 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Hawes .716 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Hawes 13.2 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Hawes 8.3 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Spencer Hawes 3.0 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.6 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Hawes 1.4 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Hawes 5.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Hawes 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Spencer Hawes 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Hawes 193 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Spencer Hawes 138 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Spencer Hawes 39 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Spencer Hawes 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Spencer Hawes 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Spencer Hawes 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Hawes .449 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Spencer Hawes .389 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Hawes .737 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Hawes 9.3 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Hawes 6.6 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Spencer Hawes 1.8 (2011) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.3 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Spencer Hawes 0.8 (2012) 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.