Bud Koper vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bud Koper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Koper: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bud Koper 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bud Koper 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Koper 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Koper 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bud Koper 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Koper 247 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bud Koper 61 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bud Koper 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bud Koper 54 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Koper .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Koper .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Koper 4.6 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper 1.1 (1965) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bud Koper 0.8 (1965) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Koper - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bud Koper - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bud Koper - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bud Koper 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Koper - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Koper - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bud Koper - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Koper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Koper - 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.