Butch Van Breda Kolff vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Butch Van Breda Kolff 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

Butch Van Breda Kolff

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons B. Van Breda Kolff 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played B. Van Breda Kolff 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP B. Van Breda Kolff 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team B. Van Breda Kolff 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader B. Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points B. Van Breda Kolff 826 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists B. Van Breda Kolff 256 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games B. Van Breda Kolff 175 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff .305 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff .669 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points B. Van Breda Kolff 92 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists B. Van Breda Kolff 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games B. Van Breda Kolff 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff .318 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage B. Van Breda Kolff .720 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game B. Van Breda Kolff - 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.