Ken Charles vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ken Charles 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

Ken Charles

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Charles: 1973-74 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ken Charles 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ken Charles 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ken Charles 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Charles 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Charles 2,747 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ken Charles 640 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ken Charles 806 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ken Charles 407 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ken Charles 128 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ken Charles 322 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Charles .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ken Charles - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Charles .789 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Charles 11.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.7 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 3.9 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 1.7 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.6 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Charles 6.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Charles 111 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ken Charles 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ken Charles 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ken Charles 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ken Charles 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ken Charles 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Charles .412 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ken Charles - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Charles .708 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Charles 7.4 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Charles 2.9 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ken Charles 2.6 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Charles 0.9 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Charles 0.7 (1975) 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.