Mario Hezonja vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mario Hezonja 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

Mario Hezonja

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mario Hezonja: 2015-16 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mario Hezonja 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mario Hezonja 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Hezonja 6.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mario Hezonja 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mario Hezonja 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Hezonja 2,284 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mario Hezonja 1,026 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mario Hezonja 415 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mario Hezonja 243 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mario Hezonja 80 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mario Hezonja 330 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Hezonja .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mario Hezonja .319 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Hezonja .812 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Hezonja 9.6 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Hezonja 4.1 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mario Hezonja 1.5 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Hezonja 1.1 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.4 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Hezonja 4.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mario Hezonja 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mario Hezonja 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Hezonja 23 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mario Hezonja 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mario Hezonja 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mario Hezonja 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mario Hezonja 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mario Hezonja 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Hezonja .409 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mario Hezonja .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Hezonja .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Hezonja 4.6 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Hezonja 3.2 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mario Hezonja 1.2 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.6 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Hezonja 0.0 (2020) 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.