Chris Herren vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Chris Herren

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Herren: 1999-00 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chris Herren 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Herren 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Herren 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chris Herren 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chris Herren 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Herren 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Herren 224 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chris Herren 73 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chris Herren 167 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chris Herren 29 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chris Herren 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chris Herren 70 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Herren .336 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chris Herren .328 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Herren .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Herren 3.3 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Herren 1.2 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chris Herren 2.5 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Herren 0.6 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Herren 0.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Herren - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chris Herren - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chris Herren - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chris Herren - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chris Herren - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chris Herren 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Herren - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chris Herren - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Herren - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Herren - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Herren - 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.