Keith Closs vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Keith Closs - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Keith Closs - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - 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.