Ken Murray vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Murray: 1950-51 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Murray 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ken Murray 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ken Murray 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ken Murray 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ken Murray 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ken Murray 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ken Murray 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ken Murray 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 Murray 8.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Murray 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ken Murray 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Murray 1,471 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ken Murray 599 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ken Murray 482 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Ken Murray 181 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Murray .335 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ken Murray .747 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Murray 12.9 (1951) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Murray 5.4 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ken Murray 3.4 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Murray 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ken Murray 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ken Murray 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Murray 40 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ken Murray 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ken Murray 10 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Ken Murray 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Murray .293 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ken Murray .857 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Murray 8.7 (1951) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Murray 4.7 (1951) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ken Murray 3.3 (1951) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Ken Murray - 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.