Walter Herrmann vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter Herrmann: 2006-07 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walter Herrmann 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walter Herrmann 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walter Herrmann 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 Herrmann 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walter Herrmann 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Herrmann 819 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walter Herrmann 319 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walter Herrmann 66 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walter Herrmann 31 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walter Herrmann 12 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walter Herrmann 152 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Herrmann .458 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walter Herrmann .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Herrmann .786 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Herrmann 9.2 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Herrmann 2.9 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.5 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.4 (2007) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.1 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Herrmann 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Herrmann 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walter Herrmann 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walter Herrmann 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walter Herrmann 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walter Herrmann 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walter Herrmann 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Herrmann .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walter Herrmann .600 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Herrmann .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Herrmann 2.0 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Herrmann 0.0 (2009) 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.