Larry Hughes vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Hughes: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Larry Hughes 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Larry Hughes 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Hughes 1 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Hughes 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Larry Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Larry Hughes 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 14.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 3.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 10,242 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 3,039 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Larry Hughes 2,290 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Larry Hughes 1,092 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 255 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Larry Hughes 727 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .406 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .309 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .757 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 22.0 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 6.3 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.7 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.9 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.6 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Hughes 617 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Larry Hughes 219 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Larry Hughes 139 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Larry Hughes 80 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Hughes 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Larry Hughes 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Hughes .361 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Hughes .287 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Hughes .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Hughes 20.7 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Hughes 7.1 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Hughes 4.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Hughes 2.2 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Hughes 1.1 (1999) 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.