Darvin Ham vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Darvin Ham 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

Darvin Ham

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darvin Ham: 1996-97 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darvin Ham 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Darvin Ham 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Darvin Ham 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Darvin Ham 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darvin Ham 1,139 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Darvin Ham 963 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Darvin Ham 229 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Darvin Ham 136 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Darvin Ham 154 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Darvin Ham 417 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darvin Ham .518 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Darvin Ham .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darvin Ham .494 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 5.1 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 4.9 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 1.2 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darvin Ham 74 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Darvin Ham 65 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Darvin Ham 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Darvin Ham 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Darvin Ham 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Darvin Ham 55 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darvin Ham .569 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Darvin Ham .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darvin Ham .516 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darvin Ham 5.0 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Darvin Ham 5.8 (2000) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darvin Ham 1.4 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darvin Ham 0.3 (2001) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darvin Ham 1.6 (2000) 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.