Hal Lear vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Hal Lear

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hal Lear: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Hal Lear 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hal Lear 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Hal Lear 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Lear 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear 4 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Hal Lear 1 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Hal Lear 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Hal Lear 3 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear .333 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear 1.3 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear 0.3 (1957) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hal Lear - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Hal Lear - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Hal Lear - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Hal Lear 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hal Lear - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hal Lear - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hal Lear - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hal Lear - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.