Hank Finkel vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Hank Finkel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hank Finkel: 1966-67 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hank Finkel 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Hank Finkel 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Hank Finkel 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hank Finkel 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Hank Finkel 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Hank Finkel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hank Finkel 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Hank Finkel 3.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Hank Finkel 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank Finkel 2,790 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Hank Finkel 2,151 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Hank Finkel 426 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Hank Finkel 10 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Hank Finkel 10 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Hank Finkel 551 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank Finkel .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Hank Finkel - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hank Finkel .662 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank Finkel 11.6 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Hank Finkel 7.7 (1970) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Hank Finkel 1.4 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hank Finkel 1.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Hank Finkel 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hank Finkel 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Hank Finkel 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank Finkel 58 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Hank Finkel 53 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Hank Finkel 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Hank Finkel 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Hank Finkel 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Hank Finkel 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank Finkel .458 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Hank Finkel - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hank Finkel .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank Finkel 2.5 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Hank Finkel 3.5 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hank Finkel 0.6 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hank Finkel 0.1 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hank Finkel 0.0 (1975) * 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.