Buddy Boeheim vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Buddy Boeheim 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Buddy Boeheim: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Buddy Boeheim 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Boeheim 50 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Buddy Boeheim 16 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Buddy Boeheim 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Buddy Boeheim 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Buddy Boeheim 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Buddy Boeheim 20 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Boeheim .250 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Buddy Boeheim .240 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Boeheim .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim 3.4 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.4 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.2 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Buddy Boeheim 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim - 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.