Herm Klotz vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Herm Klotz 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

Herm Klotz

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Klotz: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Klotz 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Herm Klotz 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Herm Klotz 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herm Klotz 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Klotz 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Herm Klotz 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Klotz 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Herm Klotz 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Klotz 15 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Herm Klotz 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Herm Klotz 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Klotz .226 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Klotz .333 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Klotz 1.4 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Herm Klotz 0.6 (1948) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Klotz 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Herm Klotz 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Klotz 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Herm Klotz 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Herm Klotz 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Klotz .222 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Klotz .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Klotz 1.0 (1948) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Herm Klotz 0.2 (1948) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Herm Klotz - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Klotz - 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.