Steve Henson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Henson: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Henson 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Henson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Henson 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 Henson 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Henson 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Henson 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Henson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Henson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Henson 739 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Henson 176 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Henson 465 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Henson 88 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Henson 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Henson 238 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Henson .403 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Henson .432 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Henson .869 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Henson 4.0 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Henson 1.0 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Henson 2.9 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Henson 0.6 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Henson 0.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Henson 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Henson 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Henson 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Henson 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Henson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Henson 25 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Henson 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Henson 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Henson 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Henson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Henson 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Henson .429 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Henson .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Henson 5.7 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Henson 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Henson 1.7 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Henson 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Henson 0.0 (1993) 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.