Lawrence Boston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lawrence Boston 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

Lawrence Boston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lawrence Boston: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lawrence Boston 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston 56 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston 39 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lawrence Boston 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lawrence Boston 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston .615 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston 4.3 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston 3.0 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lawrence Boston 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lawrence Boston - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lawrence Boston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lawrence Boston - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lawrence Boston - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lawrence Boston - 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, this player has no data for the stat.