Boo Ellis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Boo Ellis 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

Boo Ellis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Boo Ellis: 1958-59 to 1959-60
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Boo Ellis 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Boo Ellis 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Boo Ellis 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Boo Ellis 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Boo Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 607 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 616 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Boo Ellis 86 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Boo Ellis 118 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .402 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .695 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 5.9 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 5.3 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 0.8 (1959) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 6.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boo Ellis 96 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Boo Ellis 105 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Boo Ellis 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Boo Ellis 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boo Ellis .411 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Boo Ellis .564 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boo Ellis 6.8 (1959) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Boo Ellis 7.2 (1959) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Boo Ellis 1.2 (1959) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Boo Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Boo Ellis - 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.