Dan Kraus vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dan Kraus 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

Dan Kraus

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Kraus: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dan Kraus 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dan Kraus 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Kraus 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Kraus 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Kraus 21 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dan Kraus 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dan Kraus 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Kraus .143 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Kraus .458 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Kraus 1.6 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus 0.5 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Kraus - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Kraus - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dan Kraus - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dan Kraus 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Kraus - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Kraus - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Kraus - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dan Kraus - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Kraus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Kraus - 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.