Earl Boykins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Earl Boykins 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

Earl Boykins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Boykins: 1998-99 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Boykins 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Boykins 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Boykins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Boykins 5,791 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Boykins 877 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Boykins 2,092 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Boykins 390 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Boykins 34 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Boykins 652 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Boykins .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Boykins .348 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Boykins .876 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 14.6 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 2.1 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 4.5 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 1.0 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 12.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 3.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Boykins 193 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Boykins 24 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Boykins 58 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Boykins 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Boykins 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Boykins 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Boykins .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Boykins .225 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Boykins .837 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Boykins 14.2 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Boykins 2.4 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Boykins 4.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Boykins 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Boykins 0.2 (2005) 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.