Craig Hodges vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Craig Hodges

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Craig Hodges: 1982-83 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Craig Hodges 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Craig Hodges 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Craig Hodges 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Craig Hodges 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Craig Hodges 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Craig Hodges 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Craig Hodges 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Craig Hodges 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Craig Hodges 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Craig Hodges 5,940 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Craig Hodges 937 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Craig Hodges 1,769 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Craig Hodges 553 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Craig Hodges 26 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Craig Hodges 695 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Craig Hodges .461 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Craig Hodges .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Craig Hodges .828 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Craig Hodges 10.8 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Craig Hodges 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Craig Hodges 4.3 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Craig Hodges 1.2 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Craig Hodges 0.1 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Craig Hodges 7.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Craig Hodges 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Craig Hodges 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Craig Hodges 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Craig Hodges 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Craig Hodges 732 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Craig Hodges 111 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Craig Hodges 203 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Craig Hodges 95 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Craig Hodges 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Craig Hodges 101 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Craig Hodges .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Craig Hodges .363 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Craig Hodges .784 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Craig Hodges 13.5 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Craig Hodges 1.8 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Craig Hodges 4.5 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Craig Hodges 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Craig Hodges 0.2 (1989) 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.