Jim King vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jim King

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim King 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim King 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim King 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim King 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim King 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim King 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim King 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim 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 Jim King 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim King 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim King 4,377 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim King 1,500 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim King 1,412 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim King 607 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim King .418 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim King .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim King 16.6 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 4.8 (1967) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim King 4.2 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim King 8.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 3.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim King 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim King 602 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim King 246 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim King 182 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim King 73 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim King .436 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim King .728 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim King 16.3 (1967) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim King 6.7 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim King 3.9 (1971) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim King - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim King - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.