Tom Kozelko vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Kozelko

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Kozelko: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Kozelko 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Kozelko 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kozelko 407 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Kozelko 346 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Kozelko 99 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Kozelko 68 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Kozelko 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Kozelko 189 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kozelko .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Kozelko - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kozelko .745 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.9 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 2.5 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.6 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.4 (1974) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kozelko 39 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Kozelko 17 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Kozelko 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Kozelko 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Kozelko 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Kozelko 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kozelko .600 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Kozelko - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kozelko .818 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kozelko 3.3 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kozelko 1.1 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.0 (1976) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kozelko 0.2 (1976) 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.