Kenny Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kenny Anderson 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

Kenny Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Anderson: 1991-92 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kenny Anderson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kenny Anderson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kenny Anderson 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kenny Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Anderson 12.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Anderson 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kenny Anderson 6.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kenny Anderson 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Anderson 10,789 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kenny Anderson 2,641 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kenny Anderson 5,196 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kenny Anderson 1,258 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kenny Anderson 111 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kenny Anderson 858 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Anderson .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kenny Anderson .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Anderson .790 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Anderson 18.8 (1994) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Anderson 4.4 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kenny Anderson 9.6 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Anderson 2.0 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Anderson 0.2 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Anderson 9.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Anderson 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kenny Anderson 3.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kenny Anderson 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Anderson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Anderson 346 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kenny Anderson 85 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kenny Anderson 135 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kenny Anderson 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kenny Anderson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kenny Anderson 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Anderson .406 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kenny Anderson .276 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Anderson .796 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Anderson 17.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Anderson 4.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kenny Anderson 6.8 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kenny Anderson 2.3 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Anderson 0.3 (1997) 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.