Negele Knight vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Negele Knight

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Negele Knight 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Negele Knight 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Negele Knight 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Negele 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 Negele Knight 6.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.