Walt Kirk vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Walt Kirk 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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Kirk 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Kirk 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walt Kirk 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.