Toby Knight vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Toby Knight 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

Toby Knight

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Toby Knight: 1977-78 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Toby Knight 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Toby Knight 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Toby Knight 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Knight 12.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Knight 3,640 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Toby Knight 1,444 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Toby Knight 335 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Toby Knight 242 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Toby Knight 185 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Toby Knight 283 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Knight .519 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Toby Knight .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Knight .740 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Knight 19.1 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 6.7 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 1.9 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 1.4 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 1.1 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Toby Knight 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Toby Knight 16 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Toby Knight 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Toby Knight 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Toby Knight 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Toby Knight 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Toby Knight 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Toby Knight .300 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Toby Knight - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Toby Knight .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Toby Knight 2.7 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Toby Knight 3.2 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Toby Knight 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Toby Knight 0.7 (1978) 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. 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.