Rich Kelley vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rich Kelley

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Kelley: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Kelley 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Kelley 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich Kelley 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 7.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 6,199 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 5,678 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Kelley 2,092 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Kelley 694 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 749 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Kelley 814 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .488 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 15.7 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 12.8 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 3.6 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.6 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 2.1 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Kelley 259 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Kelley 246 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Kelley 105 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Kelley 39 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Kelley 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Kelley 45 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Kelley .467 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rich Kelley .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Kelley .798 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Kelley 9.7 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Kelley 6.9 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Kelley 4.3 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Kelley 1.1 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Kelley 0.9 (1980) 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. 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.