Keith Herron vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Keith Herron 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

Keith Herron

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Herron: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Keith Herron 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Herron 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Herron 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Keith Herron 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Keith Herron 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Herron 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Herron 1,219 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Keith Herron 242 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Keith Herron 174 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Keith Herron 105 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Keith Herron 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Keith Herron 124 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Herron .438 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Keith Herron .167 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Herron .858 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Herron 13.7 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Herron 2.6 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Keith Herron 1.9 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Herron 1.1 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Herron 0.3 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Herron - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Keith Herron - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Keith Herron - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Keith Herron - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Keith Herron - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Keith Herron 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Herron - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Keith Herron - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Herron - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Herron - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Herron - 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. 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.