Juan Hernangomez vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Juan Hernangomez 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

Juan Hernangomez

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Juan Hernangomez: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Juan Hernangomez 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Juan Hernangomez 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Hernangomez 1,711 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Juan Hernangomez 1,131 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Juan Hernangomez 216 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Juan Hernangomez 131 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Juan Hernangomez 71 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Juan Hernangomez 339 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Hernangomez .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Juan Hernangomez .342 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Hernangomez .676 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 7.2 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 4.1 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.8 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.3 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juan Hernangomez 17 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Juan Hernangomez 15 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Juan Hernangomez 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Juan Hernangomez 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Juan Hernangomez 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Juan Hernangomez 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juan Hernangomez .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Juan Hernangomez .357 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juan Hernangomez - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juan Hernangomez 2.3 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Juan Hernangomez 2.0 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.3 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Juan Hernangomez 0.0 (2022) 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.