Jerry West vs. Korleone Young Comparison

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

Jerry West

vs.

Korleone Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Korleone Young: 1998-99 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Korleone Young 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Korleone Young 1

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Korleone Young 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Korleone Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Korleone Young 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Korleone Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Korleone Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Korleone Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Korleone Young 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Korleone Young 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Korleone Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Korleone Young 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Korleone Young 1.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Korleone Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Korleone Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Korleone Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Korleone Young 13

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Korleone Young 4

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Korleone Young 1

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Korleone Young 0

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Korleone Young 0

Total Games Jerry West 932 Korleone Young 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Korleone Young .500

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Korleone Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Korleone Young 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Korleone Young 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Korleone Young 1.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Korleone Young 0.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Korleone Young 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Korleone Young 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Korleone Young -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Korleone Young -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Korleone Young -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Korleone Young -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Korleone Young -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Korleone Young -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Korleone Young -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Korleone Young -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Korleone Young -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Korleone Young -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Korleone Young 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Korleone Young -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Korleone Young -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Korleone Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Korleone Young -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Korleone Young -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Korleone Young -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Korleone Young -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Korleone Young -

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.