Larry Hennessy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Larry Hennessy 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

Larry Hennessy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Hennessy: 1955-56 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Hennessy 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Larry Hennessy 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Larry Hennessy 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Larry Hennessy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Hennessy 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hennessy 331 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Larry Hennessy 94 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Larry Hennessy 73 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Larry Hennessy 74 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hennessy .334 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hennessy .766 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 6.4 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 2.1 (1957) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 1.3 (1957) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hennessy 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Larry Hennessy 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Larry Hennessy 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Larry Hennessy 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hennessy .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hennessy - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.0 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.3 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Hennessy 0.7 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Hennessy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hennessy - 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. ** 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.