Eddie Hughes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Eddie Hughes 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

Eddie Hughes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eddie Hughes: 1987-88 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eddie Hughes 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eddie Hughes 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Hughes 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Hughes 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eddie Hughes 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Hughes 296 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eddie Hughes 93 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eddie Hughes 159 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eddie Hughes 65 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eddie Hughes 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eddie Hughes 97 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Hughes .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Eddie Hughes .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Hughes .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Hughes 3.5 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Hughes 1.2 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eddie Hughes 1.9 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.8 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.1 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Hughes 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eddie Hughes 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eddie Hughes 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eddie Hughes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eddie Hughes 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Hughes .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Eddie Hughes .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Hughes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.7 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.1 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.1 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Hughes 0.0 (1988) 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.