Kelly Olynyk vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kelly Olynyk 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

Kelly Olynyk

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelly Olynyk: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kelly Olynyk 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kelly Olynyk 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kelly Olynyk 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 10.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 7,755 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 3,918 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 1,847 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 598 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 351 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 756 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .798 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 13.5 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.0 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.4 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.1 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 7.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelly Olynyk 379 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kelly Olynyk 168 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kelly Olynyk 77 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kelly Olynyk 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kelly Olynyk 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kelly Olynyk 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelly Olynyk .483 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kelly Olynyk .347 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelly Olynyk .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelly Olynyk 12.8 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kelly Olynyk 4.6 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelly Olynyk 3.8 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.4 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelly Olynyk 1.2 (2018) 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.