Ken Menke vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Menke: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ken Menke 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ken Menke 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ken Menke 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 Menke 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ken Menke 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Menke 15 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ken Menke 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ken Menke 6 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Menke .353 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ken Menke .375 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Menke 2.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ken Menke 1.2 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Menke - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ken Menke - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Menke - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ken Menke - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ken Menke 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Menke - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ken Menke - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

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

Steals Per Game Ken Menke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Menke - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.