Tom Kelly vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Kelly 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

Tom Kelly

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Kelly: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Kelly 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Kelly 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Kelly 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kelly 7.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kelly 191 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Kelly 38 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Kelly 27 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kelly .335 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kelly .616 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kelly 7.1 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly 1.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Kelly - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Kelly - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Kelly - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Kelly 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Kelly - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Kelly - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Kelly - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Kelly - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Kelly - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.