Nathan Knight vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nathan Knight 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

Nathan Knight

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nathan Knight: 2020-21 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nathan Knight 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nathan Knight 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Knight 3.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Knight 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nathan Knight 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nathan Knight 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Knight 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Knight 401 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nathan Knight 213 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nathan Knight 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nathan Knight 26 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nathan Knight 24 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nathan Knight 108 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Knight .476 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nathan Knight .265 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Knight .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Knight 3.8 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Knight 2.3 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nathan Knight 0.6 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nathan Knight 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Knight 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Knight 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Knight 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nathan Knight 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nathan Knight 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Knight 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Knight 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nathan Knight 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nathan Knight 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nathan Knight 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nathan Knight 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Knight .273 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nathan Knight .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Knight .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Knight 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Knight 1.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nathan Knight 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nathan Knight 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Knight 0.3 (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.