Tim Hardaway vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Hardaway 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 17.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.