Kim Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kim Anderson 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

Kim Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kim Anderson: 1978-79 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kim Anderson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kim Anderson 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kim Anderson 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kim Anderson 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kim Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kim Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kim Anderson 63 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kim Anderson 45 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kim Anderson 15 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kim Anderson 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kim Anderson 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kim Anderson 21 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kim Anderson .312 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kim Anderson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kim Anderson .536 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kim Anderson 3.0 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kim Anderson 2.1 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kim Anderson 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kim Anderson 0.2 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kim Anderson 0.2 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kim Anderson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kim Anderson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kim Anderson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kim Anderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kim Anderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kim Anderson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kim Anderson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kim Anderson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kim Anderson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kim Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kim Anderson - 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.