Herm Schaefer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Herm Schaefer 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

Herm Schaefer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Schaefer 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Herm Schaefer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Herm Schaefer 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Herm Schaefer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herm Schaefer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Herm Schaefer 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Herm Schaefer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Herm Schaefer 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 Schaefer 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Herm Schaefer 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Schaefer 932 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Herm Schaefer 388 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Herm Schaefer 123 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Schaefer .379 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Herm Schaefer .828 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Schaefer 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Herm Schaefer 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Schaefer 175 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Herm Schaefer 47 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Herm Schaefer 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Schaefer .438 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Herm Schaefer .870 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Schaefer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Schaefer - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.