Herb Scherer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Herb Scherer 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Herb Scherer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herb Scherer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Herb Scherer 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer 115 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer 76 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Herb Scherer 23 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Herb Scherer 32 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer .289 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer .592 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Herb Scherer - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Herb Scherer 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - 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.