Henry Ward vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Henry Ward 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

Henry Ward

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Henry Ward: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Henry Ward 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Henry Ward 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Henry Ward 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Henry Ward 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Henry Ward 83 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Henry Ward 33 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Henry Ward 6 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Henry Ward 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Henry Ward 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Henry Ward 27 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Henry Ward .378 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Henry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Henry Ward .882 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Henry Ward 3.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Henry Ward 1.2 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Henry Ward 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Henry Ward 4.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Henry Ward 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Henry Ward 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Henry Ward 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Henry Ward .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Henry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Henry Ward - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Henry Ward 4.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Henry Ward 0.0 (1977) 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.