Elijah Hughes vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Elijah Hughes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elijah Hughes: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elijah Hughes 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elijah 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 Elijah Hughes 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes 157 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes 67 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elijah Hughes 28 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elijah Hughes 15 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 54 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes .328 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes .280 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes .769 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes 3.5 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes 1.6 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.6 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes 0.2 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elijah Hughes 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Hughes - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elijah Hughes - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Hughes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Hughes - 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.