Sonny Hertzberg vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sonny Hertzberg 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

Sonny Hertzberg

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Hertzberg 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sonny Hertzberg 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Hertzberg 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sonny Hertzberg 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 2,563 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 260 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 618 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 293 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .299 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .792 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 9.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Hertzberg 164 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sonny Hertzberg 2 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sonny Hertzberg 35 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sonny Hertzberg 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .294 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Hertzberg .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Hertzberg - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.