Enes Kanter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Enes Kanter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Enes Kanter: 2011-12 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Enes Kanter 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Enes Kanter 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Enes Kanter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 8,349 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 5,822 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Enes Kanter 638 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Enes Kanter 296 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 363 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 748 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .548 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 15.5 (2015) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 11.0 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.7 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 7.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 5.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Enes Kanter 450 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Enes Kanter 346 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Enes Kanter 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Enes Kanter 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Enes Kanter 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Enes Kanter 59 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Enes Kanter .514 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Enes Kanter .211 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Enes Kanter .777 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Enes Kanter 11.4 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Enes Kanter 9.6 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Enes Kanter 1.2 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Enes Kanter 0.7 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Enes Kanter 1.0 (2012) 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.