Gerard King vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gerard King 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

Gerard King

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerard King 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gerard King 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gerard King 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gerard King 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gerard King 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gerard King 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerard King 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerard King 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gerard King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gerard King 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 566 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gerard King 393 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gerard King 84 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gerard King 50 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gerard King 27 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gerard King 126 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .503 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King .744 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 5.3 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 4.0 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.2 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerard King 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gerard King 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gerard King 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gerard King 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gerard King 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gerard King 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerard King .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gerard King - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerard King - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gerard King 0.5 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerard King 0.0 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerard King 0.1 (1999) 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.