Kevin Porter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Porter: 1972-73 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Porter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kevin Porter 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kevin Porter 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kevin Porter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin Porter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Porter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kevin Porter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kevin Porter 4 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 11.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 8.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter 7,645 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter 1,179 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kevin Porter 5,314 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kevin Porter 830 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter 72 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kevin Porter 659 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter .483 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter .188 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter .737 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 15.4 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.6 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 13.4 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.9 (1979) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.2 (1978) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 11.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 5.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Porter 363 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kevin Porter 68 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kevin Porter 191 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kevin Porter 33 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin Porter 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kevin Porter 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Porter .463 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin Porter .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Porter .649 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Porter 14.4 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Porter 2.4 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin Porter 7.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin Porter 1.5 (1980) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin Porter 0.0 (1980) * 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. 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.