Corky Calhoun vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Corky Calhoun

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corky Calhoun: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corky Calhoun 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Corky Calhoun 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Corky Calhoun 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Corky Calhoun 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corky Calhoun 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Corky Calhoun 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Corky Calhoun 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corky Calhoun 2,896 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Corky Calhoun 1,962 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Corky Calhoun 601 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Corky Calhoun 293 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Corky Calhoun 132 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Corky Calhoun 542 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corky Calhoun .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Corky Calhoun - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corky Calhoun .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corky Calhoun 8.2 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Corky Calhoun 5.3 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Corky Calhoun 1.8 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.9 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.5 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corky Calhoun 3.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Corky Calhoun 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corky Calhoun 62 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Corky Calhoun 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Corky Calhoun 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Corky Calhoun 6 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Corky Calhoun 3 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Corky Calhoun 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corky Calhoun .519 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Corky Calhoun - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Corky Calhoun .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corky Calhoun 5.7 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Corky Calhoun 2.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.5 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.3 (1978) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corky Calhoun 0.2 (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.