Billy Knight vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Billy Knight

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Knight: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Knight 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Knight 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Knight 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Knight 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Knight 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Knight 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Billy Knight 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy 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 Billy Knight 15.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 10,561 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 3,037 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Knight 1,435 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Knight 627 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Knight 91 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Knight 671 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Knight .274 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .830 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 26.6 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 7.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 3.3 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 1.5 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Knight 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Knight 71 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Knight 21 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Knight 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Knight 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Knight 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Knight 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Knight .464 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Knight .700 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Knight 18.5 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Knight 6.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Knight 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Knight 0.5 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Knight 0.0 (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. 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.