Joel Kramer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joel Kramer 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

Joel Kramer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Kramer: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joel Kramer 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joel Kramer 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joel Kramer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Kramer 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Kramer 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joel Kramer 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joel Kramer 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Kramer 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Kramer 1,257 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joel Kramer 916 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joel Kramer 343 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joel Kramer 140 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joel Kramer 62 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joel Kramer 328 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Kramer .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joel Kramer .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Kramer .737 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Kramer 5.9 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Kramer 4.1 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joel Kramer 1.4 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Kramer 0.5 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Kramer 0.3 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Kramer 4.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Kramer 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joel Kramer 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joel Kramer 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Kramer 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Kramer 129 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joel Kramer 78 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joel Kramer 24 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joel Kramer 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Kramer 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joel Kramer 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Kramer .538 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Kramer - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Kramer .707 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Kramer 6.0 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Kramer 3.8 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joel Kramer 1.3 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Kramer 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Kramer 0.5 (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.