Nate Hawthorne vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Nate Hawthorne

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Hawthorne: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nate Hawthorne 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nate Hawthorne 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nate Hawthorne 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Hawthorne 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Hawthorne 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Hawthorne 882 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nate Hawthorne 333 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nate Hawthorne 108 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nate Hawthorne 72 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nate Hawthorne 42 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nate Hawthorne 162 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Hawthorne .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nate Hawthorne - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Hawthorne .660 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Hawthorne 6.1 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Hawthorne 2.6 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.8 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.6 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.4 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Hawthorne 1.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Hawthorne 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Hawthorne 32 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nate Hawthorne 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nate Hawthorne 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nate Hawthorne 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Hawthorne 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nate Hawthorne 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Hawthorne .303 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nate Hawthorne - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Hawthorne .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Hawthorne 2.0 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Hawthorne 1.1 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.7 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Hawthorne 0.3 (1974) 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.