Lindsey Hunter vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lindsey Hunter 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

Lindsey Hunter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lindsey Hunter: 1993-94 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lindsey Hunter 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lindsey Hunter 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lindsey Hunter 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lindsey Hunter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lindsey Hunter 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lindsey Hunter 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lindsey Hunter 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lindsey Hunter 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lindsey Hunter 7,956 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lindsey Hunter 2,021 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lindsey Hunter 2,506 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lindsey Hunter 1,120 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lindsey Hunter 165 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lindsey Hunter 937 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lindsey Hunter .388 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lindsey Hunter .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lindsey Hunter .746 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lindsey Hunter 14.2 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lindsey Hunter 3.5 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter 4.8 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lindsey Hunter 1.8 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lindsey Hunter 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lindsey Hunter 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lindsey Hunter 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lindsey Hunter 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lindsey Hunter 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lindsey Hunter 520 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lindsey Hunter 197 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lindsey Hunter 192 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lindsey Hunter 106 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lindsey Hunter 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lindsey Hunter 147 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lindsey Hunter .309 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lindsey Hunter .260 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lindsey Hunter .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lindsey Hunter 15.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lindsey Hunter 3.6 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lindsey Hunter 2.4 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lindsey Hunter 1.7 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lindsey Hunter 0.3 (2000) 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.