KZ Okpala vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and KZ Okpala 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

KZ Okpala

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
KZ Okpala: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons KZ Okpala 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played KZ Okpala 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game KZ Okpala 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game KZ Okpala 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game KZ Okpala 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game KZ Okpala 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game KZ Okpala 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points KZ Okpala 222 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds KZ Okpala 148 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists KZ Okpala 47 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals KZ Okpala 23 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks KZ Okpala 26 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games KZ Okpala 98 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage KZ Okpala .409 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage KZ Okpala .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage KZ Okpala .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game KZ Okpala 3.7 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game KZ Okpala 2.0 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game KZ Okpala 0.7 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game KZ Okpala 0.4 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game KZ Okpala 0.3 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks KZ Okpala 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games KZ Okpala 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage KZ Okpala .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage KZ Okpala .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage KZ Okpala - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game KZ Okpala 0.0 (2021) 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.