Kenny Sailors vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Sailors: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Sailors 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Sailors 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Sailors 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kenny Sailors 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kenny Sailors 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Sailors 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Sailors 1 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Kenny Sailors 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kenny Sailors 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 Sailors 12.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Sailors 3,480 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kenny Sailors 120 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kenny Sailors 781 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kenny Sailors 276 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Sailors .329 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Sailors .712 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 17.3 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 4.0 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Sailors 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kenny Sailors 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kenny Sailors 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kenny Sailors 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Sailors .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Sailors .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Sailors 7.5 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Sailors - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Sailors 2.0 (1947) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Sailors - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.