Bill Bolger vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bill Bolger 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

Bill Bolger

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bolger: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bolger 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Bolger 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bolger 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bolger 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bolger 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bolger 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bolger 56 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Bolger 36 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Bolger 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Bolger 20 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bolger .407 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bolger .615 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bolger 2.8 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bolger 1.8 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Bolger 0.6 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bolger - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Bolger - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Bolger - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Bolger 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bolger - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bolger - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bolger - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bolger - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bolger - 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.