Gerald Henderson Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gerald Henderson Jr. 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

Gerald Henderson Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Henderson Jr.: 2009-10 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons G. Henderson Jr. 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played G. Henderson Jr. 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader G. Henderson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 11.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Henderson Jr. 5,987 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds G. Henderson Jr. 1,716 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists G. Henderson Jr. 1,009 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals G. Henderson Jr. 358 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks G. Henderson Jr. 183 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games G. Henderson Jr. 535 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .327 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .793 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 15.5 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 4.1 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 2.6 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 1.0 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.5 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 3.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Henderson Jr. 115 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds G. Henderson Jr. 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists G. Henderson Jr. 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals G. Henderson Jr. 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks G. Henderson Jr. 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games G. Henderson Jr. 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .370 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Henderson Jr. .690 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 9.8 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 4.0 (2014) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 2.3 (2014) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 1.0 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Henderson Jr. 0.3 (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.