Jerry West vs. Hot Rod Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hot Rod Williams and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Hot Rod Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Hot Rod Williams: 1986-87 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Hot Rod Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Hot Rod Williams 13

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Hot Rod Williams 9

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Hot Rod Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Hot Rod Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Hot Rod Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Hot Rod Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Hot Rod Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Hot Rod Williams 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Hot Rod Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Hot Rod Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Hot Rod Williams 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Hot Rod Williams 6.8

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Hot Rod Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Hot Rod Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Hot Rod Williams 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Hot Rod Williams 9,784

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Hot Rod Williams 5,998

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Hot Rod Williams 1,592

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Hot Rod Williams 746

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Hot Rod Williams 1,456

Total Games Jerry West 932 Hot Rod Williams 887

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Hot Rod Williams .480

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Hot Rod Williams .105

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Hot Rod Williams .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Hot Rod Williams 16.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Hot Rod Williams 8.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Hot Rod Williams 2.6 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 1.1 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 2.3 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Hot Rod Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Hot Rod Williams 6.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Hot Rod Williams 1.8

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Hot Rod Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Hot Rod Williams 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Hot Rod Williams 621

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Hot Rod Williams 358

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Hot Rod Williams 100

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Hot Rod Williams 47

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Hot Rod Williams 70

Total Games Jerry West 153 Hot Rod Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Hot Rod Williams .479

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Hot Rod Williams .000

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Hot Rod Williams .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Hot Rod Williams 19.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Hot Rod Williams 9.2 (1990)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Hot Rod Williams 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 2.3 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Hot Rod Williams 1.8 (1996)

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.