Kelvin Upshaw vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kelvin Upshaw 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

Kelvin Upshaw

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Upshaw 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kelvin Upshaw 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Upshaw 649 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kelvin Upshaw 145 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kelvin Upshaw 257 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kelvin Upshaw 81 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Upshaw 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kelvin Upshaw 120 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Upshaw .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Upshaw .237 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Upshaw .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Upshaw 10 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kelvin Upshaw 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kelvin Upshaw 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kelvin Upshaw 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Upshaw 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kelvin Upshaw 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Upshaw .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Upshaw - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Upshaw - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989) 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.