Kyle Kuzma vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Kyle Kuzma 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kyle Kuzma 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) 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.