John Henson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Henson 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

John Henson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Henson: 2012-13 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Henson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Henson 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Henson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Henson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Henson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Henson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Henson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Henson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Henson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Henson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Henson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 3,383 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Henson 2,368 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Henson 496 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Henson 211 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Henson 642 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Henson 445 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .540 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Henson .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .568 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 11.1 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 7.1 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.6 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Henson 2.0 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Henson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 81 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Henson 72 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Henson 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Henson 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Henson 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Henson 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .536 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Henson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .412 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 9.5 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 8.0 (2015) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Henson 2.5 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.8 (2015) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Henson 3.5 (2018) 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.