Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.