Steve Hayes vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Hayes 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Hayes 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Hayes 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 Hayes 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 545 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 526 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Hayes 85 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Hayes 32 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 102 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Hayes 212 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes .482 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Hayes 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Hayes 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Hayes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Hayes 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Hayes 1.000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Hayes - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Hayes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986) 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.