Gerald Henderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Gerald Henderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerald Henderson: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerald Henderson 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gerald Henderson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gerald Henderson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gerald Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Henderson 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Henderson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gerald Henderson 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerald Henderson 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Henderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Henderson 7,773 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gerald Henderson 1,453 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gerald Henderson 3,141 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gerald Henderson 939 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gerald Henderson 98 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gerald Henderson 871 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Henderson .472 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gerald Henderson .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Henderson .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Henderson 13.4 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Henderson 2.4 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gerald Henderson 7.1 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Henderson 1.8 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Henderson 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Henderson 7.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Henderson 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gerald Henderson 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gerald Henderson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Henderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Henderson 631 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gerald Henderson 137 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gerald Henderson 229 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gerald Henderson 78 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gerald Henderson 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gerald Henderson 88 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Henderson .443 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gerald Henderson .156 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Henderson .697 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Henderson 12.5 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Henderson 2.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gerald Henderson 4.4 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Henderson 1.6 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Henderson 0.2 (1981) 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.