Brendan Haywood vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Brendan Haywood: 2001-02 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brendan Haywood 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Brendan Haywood 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Brendan Haywood 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Brendan Haywood 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brendan Haywood 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Brendan Haywood 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Brendan Haywood 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Brendan Haywood 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Brendan Haywood 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brendan Haywood 5,538 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Brendan Haywood 4,875 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Brendan Haywood 442 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Brendan Haywood 320 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Brendan Haywood 1,109 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Brendan Haywood 816 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brendan Haywood .528 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Brendan Haywood .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brendan Haywood .587 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brendan Haywood 10.6 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Brendan Haywood 9.3 (2010) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Brendan Haywood 1.3 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brendan Haywood 0.8 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brendan Haywood 2.5 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brendan Haywood 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Brendan Haywood 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Brendan Haywood 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Brendan Haywood 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brendan Haywood 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brendan Haywood 339 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Brendan Haywood 263 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Brendan Haywood 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Brendan Haywood 31 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Brendan Haywood 70 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Brendan Haywood 54 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brendan Haywood .561 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Brendan Haywood - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brendan Haywood .598 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brendan Haywood 12.0 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Brendan Haywood 7.6 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brendan Haywood 1.0 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brendan Haywood 1.4 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brendan Haywood 2.0 (2005) 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.