Steve Hawes vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Steve Hawes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hawes: 1974-75 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hawes 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Hawes 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Hawes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 8.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 6.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hawes 5,768 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Hawes 4,272 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Hawes 1,288 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Hawes 518 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Hawes 314 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Hawes 688 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hawes .483 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Hawes .298 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hawes .790 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 12.7 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 9.2 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 2.9 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 1.0 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.8 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 7.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hawes 235 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Hawes 175 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Hawes 71 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Hawes 23 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Hawes 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Hawes 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hawes .464 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Hawes .500 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hawes .824 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hawes 10.4 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hawes 8.5 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Hawes 4.0 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Hawes 1.8 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hawes 1.0 (1978) 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. 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.