Al Horford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Al Horford 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

Al Horford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Horford: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Horford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Horford 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Horford 15 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Horford 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Horford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Horford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Horford 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Horford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Horford 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al Horford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Horford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Horford 13.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 8.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Horford 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Horford 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Horford 14,167 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Horford 8,574 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Horford 3,501 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Horford 830 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Horford 1,249 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Horford 1,078 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Horford .513 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Horford .379 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Horford .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Horford 18.6 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 10.2 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Horford 5.0 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Horford 1.1 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.5 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Horford 12.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 8.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Horford 3.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Horford 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Horford 2,101 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Horford 1,369 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Horford 565 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Horford 137 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Horford 213 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Horford 168 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Horford .495 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Horford .396 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Horford .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Horford 16.7 (2013) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Horford 10.4 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Horford 5.4 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Horford 1.3 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Horford 2.4 (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.