Tom Hammonds vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Hammonds 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

Tom Hammonds

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hammonds 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hammonds 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 3,617 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 2,243 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 378 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 167 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 136 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 687 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .480 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .691 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 69 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 44 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .451 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .719 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995) 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.