Jerry West vs Kobe Bryant

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Jerry West and Kobe Bryant compared on their NBA careers: Jerry West played 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74, Kobe Bryant 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16. Jerry West averaged 27 points a game to Kobe Bryant's 25. Jerry West won 1 title, Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kobe Bryant leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Jerry West in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant career per game

932	GP	1,346
39.2	MIN	36.1
27, better	PTS	25
4.9	REB	5.2, better
6.7, better	AST	4.7
0.1	STL	1.4, better
0	BLK	0.5, better
47.4, better	FG%	44.7
0	3P%	32.9, better
81.4	FT%	83.7, better
55	TS%	55

Career totals

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant career totals

25,192	PTS	33,643, better
4,600	REB	7,047, better
6,238	AST	6,306, better
81	STL	1,944, better
23	BLK	640, better
47.4, better	FG%	44.7
0	3P%	32.9, better
81.4	FT%	83.7, better
55	TS%	55

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant postseason

153	GP	220
41.3	MIN	39.3
29.1, better	PTS	25.6
5.5, better	REB	5.1
6.3, better	AST	4.7
0	STL	1.4, better
0	BLK	0.7, better
46.9, better	FG%	44.8
0	3P%	33.1, better
80.5	FT%	81.6, better
54.1	TS%	54.1

Where each stands all time

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant all-time places

27th (25,192)	Points	4th (33,643), better
283rd (4,600)	Rebounds	105th (7,047), better
35th (6,238)	Assists	34th (6,306), better
—	3-pointers made	32nd (1,827), better
—	Steals	17th (1,944), better
—	Blocks	190th (640), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant titles and awards

1	Championships	5, better
10	All-NBA First Team	11, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	2
1	Finals MVP	2, better
1	All-Defensive Second Team	3, better
4	All-Defensive First Team	8, better
1	All-Star MVP	4, better
—	All-Rookie Second Team	1, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better
—	MVP	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jerry West and Kobe Bryant season by season

1st	1960-61	17.6, better	5.5, better	4.2, better	1996-97	7.6	1.9	1.3
2nd	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9, better	5.4, better	1997-98	15.4	3.1	2.5
3rd	1962-63	27.1, better	4.9	5.6, better	1998-99	19.9	5.3, better	3.8
4th	1963-64	28.7, better	4.8	5.6, better	1999-00	22.5	6.3, better	4.9
5th	1964-65	31.0, better	5.1	4.9	2000-01	28.5	5.9, better	5.0, better
6th	1965-66	31.3, better	7.0, better	6.1, better	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5
7th	1966-67	28.7	4.9	6.8, better	2002-03	30.0, better	6.9, better	5.9
8th	1967-68	26.3, better	4.9	6.1, better	2003-04	24.0	5.5, better	5.1
9th	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9, better	2004-05	27.6, better	5.9, better	6.0
10th	1969-70	31.2	4.5	7.5, better	2005-06	35.4, better	5.3, better	4.5
11th	1970-71	26.9	4.6	9.5, better	2006-07	31.6, better	5.7, better	5.4
12th	1971-72	25.8	4.2	9.7, better	2007-08	28.3, better	6.3, better	5.4
13th	1972-73	22.8	4.1	8.8, better	2008-09	26.8, better	5.2, better	4.9
14th	1973-74	20.3	3.7	6.6, better	2009-10	27.0, better	5.4, better	5.0
15th	—	—	—	—	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7
16th	—	—	—	—	2011-12	27.9	5.4	4.6
17th	—	—	—	—	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0
18th	—	—	—	—	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3
19th	—	—	—	—	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6
20th	—	—	—	—	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST