Nigel Hayes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nigel Hayes 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

Nigel Hayes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nigel Hayes: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nigel Hayes 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes 27 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes 22 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nigel Hayes 6 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nigel Hayes 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 9 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes .333 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes 3.0 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes 2.4 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.7 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.2 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes 0.3 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nigel Hayes 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nigel Hayes - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nigel Hayes - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nigel Hayes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nigel Hayes - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nigel Hayes - 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.