Kyrie Irving vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kyrie Irving 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,724 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 272 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 358 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 105 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kyrie Irving 74 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .891 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.