Al Hairston vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Al Hairston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Hairston: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Hairston 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al 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 Al Hairston 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Hairston 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Hairston 91 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Hairston 41 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Hairston 44 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Hairston 42 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Hairston .336 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Al Hairston .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Hairston 2.3 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston 1.7 (1970) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Hairston 2.0 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Hairston - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Hairston - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Hairston - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Hairston - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Hairston - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Hairston - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Hairston 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Hairston - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Al Hairston - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Al Hairston - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Hairston - 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.