Mitch Kupchak vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mitch Kupchak 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

Mitch Kupchak

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch Kupchak: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch Kupchak 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mitch Kupchak 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mitch Kupchak 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mitch Kupchak 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Kupchak 10.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Kupchak 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Kupchak 5,202 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mitch Kupchak 2,730 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mitch Kupchak 377 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mitch Kupchak 164 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mitch Kupchak 176 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mitch Kupchak 510 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Kupchak .523 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mitch Kupchak .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Kupchak .704 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Kupchak 15.9 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Kupchak 8.1 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mitch Kupchak 1.3 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.5 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.6 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch Kupchak 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Kupchak 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch Kupchak 524 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mitch Kupchak 321 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mitch Kupchak 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mitch Kupchak 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mitch Kupchak 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mitch Kupchak 68 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch Kupchak .474 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mitch Kupchak .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch Kupchak .649 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch Kupchak 16.2 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch Kupchak 7.6 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mitch Kupchak 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.4 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch Kupchak 0.4 (1985) 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. 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.