Linas Kleiza vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Linas Kleiza 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

Linas Kleiza

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linas Kleiza: 2005-06 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Linas Kleiza 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Linas Kleiza 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Linas Kleiza 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linas Kleiza 3,561 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Linas Kleiza 1,470 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Linas Kleiza 321 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Linas Kleiza 159 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Linas Kleiza 73 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Linas Kleiza 409 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linas Kleiza .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Linas Kleiza .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linas Kleiza .763 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 11.2 (2011) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 4.5 (2011) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 1.2 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.6 (2008) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 (2008) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linas Kleiza 167 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Linas Kleiza 83 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Linas Kleiza 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Linas Kleiza 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Linas Kleiza 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Linas Kleiza 26 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linas Kleiza .461 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Linas Kleiza .344 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linas Kleiza .718 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linas Kleiza 14.0 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Linas Kleiza 6.5 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.8 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.4 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Linas Kleiza 0.1 (2009) 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.