Luther Head vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Luther Head

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luther Head: 2005-06 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luther Head 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Luther Head 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Luther Head 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Luther Head 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Luther Head 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Luther Head 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luther Head 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Luther Head 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Luther Head 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Luther Head 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Luther Head 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Head 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Luther Head 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Head 2,842 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Luther Head 845 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Luther Head 747 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Luther Head 254 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Luther Head 43 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Luther Head 348 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Head .423 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Luther Head .388 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Head .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Head 10.9 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 3.3 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Luther Head 2.7 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luther Head 1.1 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luther Head 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Luther Head 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Luther Head 36 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Luther Head 21 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Luther Head 12 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Luther Head 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Luther Head 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Luther Head 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luther Head .240 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Luther Head .207 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Luther Head .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luther Head 4.6 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Luther Head 2.7 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Luther Head 1.1 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Luther Head 0.4 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Luther Head 0.3 (2007) 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.