Bob Knight vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bob Knight 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

Bob Knight

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Knight: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Knight 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Knight 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Knight 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Knight 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Knight 4.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Knight 7 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Knight 1 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Knight 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Knight 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Knight .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Knight 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Knight 3.5 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight 0.5 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Knight 4.0 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Knight - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Knight - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Knight - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Knight 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Knight - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Knight - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Knight - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Knight - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Knight - 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.