Rick Hughes vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Rick Hughes: 1999-00 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rick Hughes 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes 82 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes 49 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rick Hughes 9 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rick Hughes 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rick Hughes 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rick Hughes 21 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes .462 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes 3.9 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes 2.3 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes 0.4 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes 0.1 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes 0.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Hughes - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rick Hughes - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rick Hughes - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rick Hughes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Hughes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rick Hughes 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Hughes - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rick Hughes - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Hughes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Hughes - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Hughes - 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.