Kurt Rambis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kurt Rambis 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

Kurt Rambis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kurt Rambis: 1981-82 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kurt Rambis 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kurt Rambis 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kurt Rambis 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kurt Rambis 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Rambis 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Rambis 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kurt Rambis 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Rambis 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Rambis 4,603 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kurt Rambis 4,961 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kurt Rambis 931 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kurt Rambis 761 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kurt Rambis 456 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kurt Rambis 880 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Rambis .534 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kurt Rambis .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Rambis .689 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Rambis 11.1 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Rambis 9.4 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kurt Rambis 2.1 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.4 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.2 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Rambis 5.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Rambis 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kurt Rambis 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kurt Rambis 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Rambis 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Rambis 719 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kurt Rambis 764 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kurt Rambis 119 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kurt Rambis 85 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kurt Rambis 68 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kurt Rambis 139 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Rambis .574 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kurt Rambis .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Rambis .702 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Rambis 7.5 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Rambis 7.7 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.4 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Rambis 1.1 (1983) 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.