John O'Boyle vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John O'Boyle 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

John O'Boyle

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John O'Boyle: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John O'Boyle 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John O'Boyle 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John O'Boyle 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John O'Boyle 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John O'Boyle 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John O'Boyle 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John O'Boyle 21 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John O'Boyle 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John O'Boyle 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John O'Boyle 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John O'Boyle .308 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John O'Boyle .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John O'Boyle 4.2 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John O'Boyle 2.0 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John O'Boyle 1.0 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John O'Boyle - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John O'Boyle - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John O'Boyle - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John O'Boyle 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John O'Boyle - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John O'Boyle - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John O'Boyle - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John O'Boyle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John O'Boyle - 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.