Hank McDowell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hank McDowell: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Hank McDowell 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Hank McDowell 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Hank McDowell 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 McDowell 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank McDowell 600 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Hank McDowell 464 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Hank McDowell 98 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Hank McDowell 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Hank McDowell 29 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Hank McDowell 206 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank McDowell .451 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Hank McDowell .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hank McDowell .710 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 3.6 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 3.3 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 0.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hank McDowell 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Hank McDowell 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Hank McDowell 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Hank McDowell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Hank McDowell 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hank McDowell .250 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Hank McDowell .625 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hank McDowell 0.7 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Hank McDowell 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hank McDowell 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hank McDowell 0.0 (1986) 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.