Ken Bannister vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ken Bannister

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ken Bannister 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister 1,501 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister 893 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ken Bannister 111 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ken Bannister 109 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister 80 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 253 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister .488 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister .492 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 8.6 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 4.6 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.6 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.8 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.5 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ken Bannister - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ken Bannister - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - 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.