Whitey Kachan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Whitey Kachan 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

Whitey Kachan

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Whitey Kachan 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Whitey Kachan 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Whitey Kachan 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Whitey Kachan 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Whitey Kachan 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Whitey Kachan 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Whitey Kachan 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Whitey Kachan 112 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Whitey Kachan 37 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Whitey Kachan 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Whitey Kachan .268 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Whitey Kachan .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Whitey Kachan 2.2 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Whitey Kachan 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Whitey Kachan 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Whitey Kachan 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Whitey Kachan .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Whitey Kachan - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.5 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Whitey Kachan 0.3 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Whitey Kachan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Kachan - 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.