Tom Henderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Henderson 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

Tom Henderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Henderson: 1974-75 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Henderson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Henderson 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Henderson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Henderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Henderson 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Henderson 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Henderson 4.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Henderson 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Henderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Henderson 6,088 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Henderson 1,494 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Henderson 3,136 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Henderson 760 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Henderson 76 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Henderson 650 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Henderson .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Henderson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Henderson .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Henderson 14.2 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Henderson 3.3 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Henderson 6.9 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Henderson 1.7 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Henderson 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Henderson 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Henderson 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Henderson 5.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Henderson 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Henderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Henderson 701 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Henderson 181 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Henderson 431 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Henderson 79 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Henderson 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Henderson 80 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Henderson .415 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Henderson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Henderson .752 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Henderson 13.6 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Henderson 2.7 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Henderson 7.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Henderson 1.3 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Henderson 0.6 (1980) 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.