Henry James vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Henry James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Henry James: 1990-91 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Henry James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Henry James 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Henry James 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Henry James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Henry James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Henry James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Henry James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Henry James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Henry James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Henry James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Henry James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Henry James 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Henry James 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Henry James 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Henry James 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Henry James 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Henry James 1,292 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Henry James 318 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Henry James 87 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Henry James 48 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Henry James 18 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Henry James 212 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Henry James .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Henry James .378 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Henry James .810 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Henry James 8.1 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Henry James 2.1 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Henry James 0.9 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Henry James 0.4 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Henry James 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Henry James 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Henry James 0.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Henry James 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Henry James 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Henry James 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Henry James 12 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Henry James 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Henry James 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Henry James 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Henry James 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Henry James 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Henry James .174 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Henry James .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Henry James .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Henry James 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Henry James 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Henry James 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Henry James 0.1 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Henry James 0.0 (1997) 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.