Kevin McHale vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kevin McHale 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kevin McHale 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kevin McHale 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) 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.