Bill Herman vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bill Herman

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Herman: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Herman 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Herman 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Herman 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Herman 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Herman 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Herman 56 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Herman 15 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Herman 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Herman .385 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Herman .545 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Herman 4.3 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Herman 1.2 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Herman - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Herman - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Herman - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Herman - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Herman 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Herman - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Herman - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Herman - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Herman - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Herman - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Herman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.