Kevin Henderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kevin Henderson 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

Kevin Henderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Henderson: 1986-87 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Henderson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Henderson 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Henderson 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Henderson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Henderson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Henderson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Henderson 65 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kevin Henderson 24 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kevin Henderson 34 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kevin Henderson 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kevin Henderson 22 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Henderson .393 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kevin Henderson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Henderson .607 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Henderson 3.4 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Henderson 1.2 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin Henderson 2.2 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Henderson 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Henderson 0.0 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kevin Henderson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Henderson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin Henderson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Henderson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Henderson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Henderson - 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.