Derrick McKey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Derrick McKey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derrick McKey: 1987-88 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derrick McKey 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derrick McKey 13 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derrick McKey 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derrick McKey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick McKey 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derrick McKey 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derrick McKey 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derrick McKey 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick McKey 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick McKey 10,266 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derrick McKey 4,387 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derrick McKey 2,254 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derrick McKey 1,072 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derrick McKey 611 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derrick McKey 937 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick McKey .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derrick McKey .316 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick McKey .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick McKey 15.9 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick McKey 6.1 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derrick McKey 4.3 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick McKey 1.5 (1995) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick McKey 1.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick McKey 8.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derrick McKey 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derrick McKey 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derrick McKey 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick McKey 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick McKey 1,176 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derrick McKey 626 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derrick McKey 319 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derrick McKey 111 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derrick McKey 88 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derrick McKey 142 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick McKey .464 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Derrick McKey .302 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick McKey .744 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick McKey 16.3 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick McKey 6.6 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derrick McKey 4.2 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick McKey 1.6 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick McKey 1.9 (1989) 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.