Hersey Hawkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Hersey Hawkins 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

Hersey Hawkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hersey Hawkins: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Hersey Hawkins 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Hersey Hawkins 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Hersey Hawkins 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Hersey Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 14,470 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 3,554 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 2,860 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 1,622 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 302 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 983 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .461 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .394 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .870 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 22.1 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 4.6 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.2 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.5 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 14.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hersey Hawkins 1,043 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Hersey Hawkins 286 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Hersey Hawkins 195 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Hersey Hawkins 119 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Hersey Hawkins 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Hersey Hawkins 74 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hersey Hawkins .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Hersey Hawkins .396 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hersey Hawkins .907 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hersey Hawkins 23.5 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Hersey Hawkins 5.8 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Hersey Hawkins 3.6 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Hersey Hawkins 2.5 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Hersey Hawkins 1.3 (1991) 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.