Albert King vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Albert King 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

Albert King

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Albert King: 1981-82 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Albert King 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Albert King 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Albert King 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Albert King 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Albert King 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Albert King 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Albert King 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Albert King 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Albert King 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Albert King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Albert King 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Albert King 12.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Albert King 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Albert King 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Albert King 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Albert King 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Albert King 6,470 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Albert King 2,262 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Albert King 1,171 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Albert King 452 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Albert King 196 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Albert King 534 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Albert King .461 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Albert King .268 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Albert King .791 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Albert King 17.0 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Albert King 5.8 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Albert King 3.7 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Albert King 1.2 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Albert King 0.5 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Albert King 15.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Albert King 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Albert King 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Albert King 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Albert King 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Albert King 327 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Albert King 110 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Albert King 49 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Albert King 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Albert King 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Albert King 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Albert King .453 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Albert King .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Albert King .730 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Albert King 22.0 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Albert King 7.7 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Albert King 3.3 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Albert King 2.5 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Albert King 0.7 (1985) 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.