Alex Hannum vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Alex Hannum

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alex Hannum 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alex Hannum 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alex Hannum 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Hannum 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alex Hannum 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 6.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.5 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 3,078 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 2,013 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alex Hannum 857 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alex Hannum 516 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .354 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .629 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 4.0 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Hannum 286 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alex Hannum 128 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alex Hannum 52 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alex Hannum 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Hannum .394 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Hannum .565 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Hannum - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Hannum - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.