Tom Hawkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hawkins: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hawkins 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hawkins 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Hawkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Hawkins 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Hawkins 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Hawkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Hawkins 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 Hawkins 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 6,672 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 4,607 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 871 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Hawkins 764 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .447 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .570 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 7.3 (1966) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.5 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 5.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hawkins 767 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Hawkins 537 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Hawkins 106 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Hawkins 96 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hawkins .459 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hawkins .617 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hawkins 11.6 (1961) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hawkins 9.3 (1964) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Hawkins 3.3 (1967) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hawkins - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hawkins - 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. ** 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.