Herm Gilliam vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Herm Gilliam 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
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Herm Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.