Vern Hatton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vern Hatton 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

Vern Hatton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vern Hatton 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vern Hatton 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Hatton 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Hatton 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vern Hatton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 1,244 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 531 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vern Hatton 318 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vern Hatton 225 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .344 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Hatton 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vern Hatton 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vern Hatton 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vern Hatton 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Hatton .308 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Hatton .333 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Hatton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Hatton - 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.