Jerome Kersey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jerome Kersey 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

Jerome Kersey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jerome Kersey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) 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.