Josh Hart vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Josh Hart 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

Josh Hart

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Hart: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Josh Hart 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Josh Hart 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Josh Hart 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Hart 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 6.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 4,422 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 2,969 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Josh Hart 1,235 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Josh Hart 436 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 148 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Josh Hart 453 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .344 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .748 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 14.9 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 8.3 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 4.1 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.2 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.6 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Hart 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 8.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 177 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 115 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Josh Hart 35 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Josh Hart 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Josh Hart 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .471 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .694 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 21.0 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 11.3 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 3.7 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.7 (2024) 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.