Renaldo Balkman vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Renaldo Balkman 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

Renaldo Balkman

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Renaldo Balkman: 2006-07 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Renaldo Balkman 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Renaldo Balkman 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 4.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Renaldo Balkman 894 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Renaldo Balkman 769 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Renaldo Balkman 132 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Renaldo Balkman 164 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Renaldo Balkman 104 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Renaldo Balkman 221 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Renaldo Balkman .510 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Renaldo Balkman .172 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Renaldo Balkman .542 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 5.0 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 4.3 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.9 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.6 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Renaldo Balkman 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Renaldo Balkman 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Renaldo Balkman 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Renaldo Balkman 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Renaldo Balkman 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Renaldo Balkman 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Renaldo Balkman .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Renaldo Balkman .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Renaldo Balkman - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.1 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Renaldo Balkman 0.0 (2009) 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.