Jason Kapono vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jason Kapono

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jason Kapono: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jason Kapono 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jason Kapono 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jason Kapono 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Kapono 6.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jason Kapono 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jason Kapono 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jason Kapono 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Kapono 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Kapono 3,398 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jason Kapono 844 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jason Kapono 417 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jason Kapono 180 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jason Kapono 25 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jason Kapono 509 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Kapono .442 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jason Kapono .434 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Kapono .835 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Kapono 10.9 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Kapono 2.7 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jason Kapono 1.3 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Kapono 0.6 (2007) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Kapono 0.1 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Kapono 9.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jason Kapono 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jason Kapono 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jason Kapono 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Kapono 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Kapono 98 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jason Kapono 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jason Kapono 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jason Kapono 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jason Kapono 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jason Kapono 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Kapono .557 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jason Kapono .536 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Kapono .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Kapono 15.6 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Kapono 2.6 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jason Kapono 0.8 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Kapono 0.5 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Kapono 0.0 (2008) 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.