Tom King vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom King: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom King 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom King 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom King 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom King 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom King 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom King 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom King 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 King 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom King 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom King 295 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom King 32 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Tom King 58 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom King .237 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom King .631 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom King 5.1 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom King 0.6 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom King - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom King - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom King - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom King - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Tom King 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom King - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom King - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom King - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom King - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom King - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Tom King - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.