Irv Kiffin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Irv Kiffin 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

Irv Kiffin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Irv Kiffin: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Irv Kiffin 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Irv Kiffin 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Irv Kiffin 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Irv Kiffin 82 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Irv Kiffin 40 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Irv Kiffin 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Irv Kiffin 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Irv Kiffin 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Irv Kiffin 26 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Irv Kiffin .333 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Irv Kiffin - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Irv Kiffin .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Irv Kiffin 3.2 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Irv Kiffin 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.7 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Irv Kiffin 0.1 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Irv Kiffin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Irv Kiffin - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Irv Kiffin - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Irv Kiffin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Irv Kiffin - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Irv Kiffin - 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.