Greg Kite vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Greg Kite 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

Greg Kite

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Kite: 1983-84 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Kite 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Greg Kite 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Greg Kite 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Greg Kite 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Kite 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Kite 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Greg Kite 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Greg Kite 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Kite 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Kite 1,717 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Greg Kite 2,607 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Greg Kite 345 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Greg Kite 171 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Greg Kite 414 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Greg Kite 680 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Kite .438 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Greg Kite .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Kite .486 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Kite 4.8 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Kite 7.2 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Kite 1.1 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Kite 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Kite 1.1 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Kite 0.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Kite 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Kite 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Greg Kite 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Kite 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Kite 57 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Greg Kite 97 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Greg Kite 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Greg Kite 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Greg Kite 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Greg Kite 61 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Kite .396 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Greg Kite - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Kite .625 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Kite 1.4 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Kite 2.3 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Kite 0.4 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Kite 0.2 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Kite 0.4 (1987) 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.