Kelvin Ransey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Kelvin Ransey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Ransey: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Ransey 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kelvin Ransey 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kelvin Ransey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Ransey 11.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Ransey 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kelvin Ransey 5.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Ransey 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Ransey 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Ransey 5,380 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kelvin Ransey 901 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kelvin Ransey 2,480 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kelvin Ransey 472 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Ransey 34 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kelvin Ransey 474 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Ransey .454 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Ransey .132 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Ransey .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Ransey 16.1 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Ransey 2.4 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Ransey 7.1 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Ransey 1.2 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Ransey 0.1 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Ransey 7.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Ransey 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kelvin Ransey 4.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Ransey 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Ransey 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Ransey 106 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kelvin Ransey 25 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kelvin Ransey 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kelvin Ransey 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Ransey 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kelvin Ransey 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Ransey .385 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Ransey .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Ransey .737 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Ransey 16.3 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Ransey 4.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Ransey 8.3 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Ransey 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Ransey 0.3 (1985) 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.