Tommy Kearns vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tommy Kearns 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

Tommy Kearns

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tommy Kearns 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tommy Kearns 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Kearns 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns 2 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tommy Kearns 1 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns 1.000 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tommy Kearns 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Kearns - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Kearns - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tommy Kearns - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tommy Kearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Kearns - 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.