Louis King vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Louis King 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Louis King: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Louis King 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Louis King 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Louis King 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Louis King 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Louis King 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Louis King 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Louis King 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Louis King 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Louis King 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Louis King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Louis King 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louis King 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Louis King 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Louis King 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Louis King 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Louis King 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louis King 129 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Louis King 44 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Louis King 25 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Louis King 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Louis King 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Louis King 27 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louis King .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Louis King .351 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louis King .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louis King 20.0 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Louis King 4.0 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Louis King 2.0 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louis King 1.2 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louis King 0.5 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louis King - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Louis King - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Louis King - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Louis King - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Louis King - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Louis King 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louis King - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Louis King - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louis King - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louis King - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louis King - 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.