Mel Hirsch vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Mel Hirsch

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Hirsch 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Hirsch 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Hirsch 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch 19 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Hirsch 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Hirsch 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch .200 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Hirsch 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Hirsch - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Hirsch - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Hirsch - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Hirsch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Hirsch - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.