Kenny Payne vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kenny Payne 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

Kenny Payne

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Payne 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Payne 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 508 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 170 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kenny Payne 61 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kenny Payne 38 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 22 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 144 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .293 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne .859 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Payne 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kenny Payne 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kenny Payne 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kenny Payne 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Payne .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kenny Payne .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Payne 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990) 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.