Ray Kuka vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ray Kuka 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

Ray Kuka

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ray Kuka: 1947-48 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ray Kuka 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ray Kuka 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ray Kuka 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ray Kuka 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 4.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 253 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ray Kuka 38 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ray Kuka 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .320 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka .591 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 5.2 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 1.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ray Kuka 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ray Kuka 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ray Kuka 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ray Kuka .300 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ray Kuka 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ray Kuka 2.7 (1948) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ray Kuka 0.0 (1948) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ray Kuka - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ray Kuka - 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.