Rich King vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rich King

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich King: 1991-92 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich King 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich King 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich King 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich King 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich King 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich King 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rich King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich 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 Rich King 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich King 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich King 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich King 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich King 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich King 135 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich King 74 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich King 21 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich King 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich King 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich King 72 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich King .393 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich King .662 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich King 2.2 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich King 1.7 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich King 0.3 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich King 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich King 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich King - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich King - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich King - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich King - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich King - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich King - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich King - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich King - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich King - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich King - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich King 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich King - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich King - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Rich 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.