George Kaftan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and George Kaftan 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

George Kaftan

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Kaftan 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Kaftan 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Kaftan 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team George Kaftan 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader George Kaftan 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.1 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 1,594 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 424 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Kaftan 399 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Kaftan 212 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .370 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 14.5 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 2.9 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Kaftan 4.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Kaftan 93 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Kaftan 36 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Kaftan 24 Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games George Kaftan 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Kaftan .381 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Kaftan .644 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Kaftan 6.2 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Kaftan 1.7 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Kaftan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Kaftan - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.