Jan Van Breda Kolff vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jan Van Breda Kolff 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

Jan Van Breda Kolff

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jan Van Breda Kolff: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jan Van Breda Kolff 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jan Van Breda Kolff 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jan Van Breda Kolff 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jan Van Breda Kolff 2,596 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jan Van Breda Kolff 1,778 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jan Van Breda Kolff 815 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jan Van Breda Kolff 363 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jan Van Breda Kolff 329 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jan Van Breda Kolff 434 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff .300 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff .814 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.2 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.4 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.0 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.9 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jan Van Breda Kolff 21 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jan Van Breda Kolff 23 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jan Van Breda Kolff 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jan Van Breda Kolff 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jan Van Breda Kolff 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jan Van Breda Kolff 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff .381 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jan Van Breda Kolff .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.5 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.5 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.5 (1979) 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. 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.