Kevin Murphy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kevin Murphy 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

Kevin Murphy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Murphy: 2012-13 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Murphy 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Murphy 15 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kevin Murphy 4 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kevin Murphy 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kevin Murphy 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kevin Murphy 17 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Murphy .250 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kevin Murphy .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Murphy - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.9 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.2 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.1 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.1 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Murphy 0.0 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kevin Murphy 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Murphy - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin Murphy - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Murphy - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Murphy - 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.