Lew Hitch vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lew Hitch 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

Lew Hitch

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lew Hitch 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lew Hitch 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lew Hitch 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lew Hitch 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lew Hitch 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lew Hitch 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 2,075 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 2,183 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lew Hitch 499 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 414 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .376 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .674 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 3.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lew Hitch 145 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lew Hitch 167 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lew Hitch 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lew Hitch 37 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lew Hitch .360 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lew Hitch .585 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lew Hitch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lew Hitch - 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.