Josh Hart vs. Jerry West: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Hart and Jerry West all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Hart, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2018 to 2026, and Jerry West, with 14 seasons played from 1961 to 1974, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Hart vs. Jerry West
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Hart Jerry West Josh Hart Jerry West
Points
+300th
27th
+300th
9th
Rebounds
+300th
244th
271st
72nd
Assists
+300th
37th
+300th
17th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Josh Hart vs. Jerry West
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Hart Jerry West Josh Hart Jerry West
Points
+300th
7th
+300th
5th
Rebounds
234th
+300th
86th
+300th
Assists
+300th
44th
200th
44th
Steals
+300th
+300th
290th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.
* Some years in Jerry West's career don't have data for these stats.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
27th
+273 5,475 vs. 25,19219,717
Rebounds
+300th
244th
+56 3,720 vs. 5,3661,646
Assists
+300th
37th
+263 1,691 vs. 6,2384,547
Steals
+300th
+300th
555 vs. 81474
Blocks
+300th
+300th
175 vs. 23152
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
690 vs. 30660
Defensive Rebounds
298th
+300th
+2 3,030 vs. 862,944
Field Goals Made
+300th
25th
+275 2,003 vs. 9,0167,013
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 4,261 vs. 19,03214,771
3-Pointers Made
+300th
n/a
652 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
n/a
1,908 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
10th
+290 817 vs. 7,1606,343
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 1,085 vs. 8,8017,716

Games and Years:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
225th
+75 531 vs. 932401
Seasons
+300th
194th
+106 9 vs. 145

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
45th
41st
4 15 vs. 161

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
14th
+286 1 vs. 6665
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
9th
+291 511 vs. 4,4573,946
Rebounds
271st
72nd
199 389 vs. 855466
Assists
+300th
17th
+283 163 vs. 970807
Steals
+300th
+300th
42 vs. 042
Blocks
+300th
+300th
23 vs. 023
Offensive Rebounds
256th
+300th
+44 99 vs. 099
Defensive Rebounds
210th
+300th
+90 290 vs. 2288
Field Goals Made
+300th
9th
+291 179 vs. 1,6221,443
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
10th
+290 388 vs. 3,4603,072
3-Pointers Made
269th
n/a
52 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
277th
n/a
145 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
7th
+293 101 vs. 1,2131,112
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
8th
+292 137 vs. 1,5061,369

Games and Years:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
44th
+256 42 vs. 153111
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 3 vs. 1310

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
38th
1 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
3rd
0 vs. 2020
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
7th
+293 10.31 vs. 27.0316.72
Rebounds per game
234th
+300th
+66 7.01 vs. 5.761.25
Assists per game
+300th
44th
+256 3.18 vs. 6.693.51
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
1.05 vs. 2.611.57
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.740.41
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.30 vs. 0.970.33
Defensive Rebounds per game
95th
+300th
+205 5.71 vs. 2.772.93
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
8th
+292 3.77 vs. 9.675.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
8th
+292 8.02 vs. 20.4212.40
3-Pointers Made per game
290th
n/a
1.23 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
185th
n/a
3.59 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
3rd
+297 1.54 vs. 7.686.14
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
4th
+296 2.04 vs. 9.447.40

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Hart Jerry West Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
5th
+295 12.17 vs. 29.1316.96
Rebounds per game
86th
+300th
+214 9.26 vs. 5.593.67
Assists per game
200th
44th
156 3.88 vs. 6.342.46
Steals per game
290th
+300th
+10 1.00 vs. 0.001.00
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.000.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
136th
+300th
+164 2.36 vs. 0.002.36
Defensive Rebounds per game
46th
+300th
+254 6.90 vs. 2.004.90
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
5th
+295 4.26 vs. 10.606.34
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
9th
+291 9.24 vs. 22.6113.38
3-Pointers Made per game
223rd
n/a
1.24 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
227th
n/a
3.45 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
6th
+294 2.40 vs. 7.935.52
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
9th
+291 3.26 vs. 9.846.58

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.