Kareem Rush vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Kareem Rush

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Rush 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Rush 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kareem Rush 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 2,213 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 572 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kareem Rush 353 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kareem Rush 150 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 74 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kareem Rush 346 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .358 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .703 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Rush 112 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kareem Rush 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kareem Rush 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kareem Rush 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Rush 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kareem Rush 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Rush .383 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Rush .393 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Rush .857 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004) 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.