Kleggie Hermsen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kleggie Hermsen 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

Kleggie Hermsen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kleggie Hermsen: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kleggie Hermsen 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kleggie Hermsen 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kleggie Hermsen 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kleggie Hermsen 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kleggie Hermsen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 9.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 5.8 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 2,669 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 467 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 366 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 288 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .297 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .654 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.0 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 6.3 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 10.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kleggie Hermsen 276 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kleggie Hermsen 3 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kleggie Hermsen 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kleggie Hermsen 26 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .261 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kleggie Hermsen .689 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 12.3 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 1.5 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kleggie Hermsen 2.5 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kleggie Hermsen - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.