Kurt Nimphius vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kurt Nimphius 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

Kurt Nimphius

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kurt Nimphius: 1981-82 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kurt Nimphius 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kurt Nimphius 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kurt Nimphius 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 3,602 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 2,474 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 681 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 191 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 696 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 564 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .487 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius .100 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .668 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 11.2 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 6.3 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.2 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.5 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.8 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Nimphius 70 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kurt Nimphius 81 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kurt Nimphius 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kurt Nimphius 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kurt Nimphius 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kurt Nimphius 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Nimphius .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kurt Nimphius - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Nimphius .783 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Nimphius 4.2 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Nimphius 5.3 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.3 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Nimphius 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Nimphius 1.4 (1984) 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.