Elmer Gainer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elmer Gainer 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

Elmer Gainer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elmer Gainer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmer Gainer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmer Gainer 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer 1.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer 29 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elmer Gainer 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elmer Gainer 20 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer .227 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elmer Gainer 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Gainer - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Gainer - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elmer Gainer - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmer Gainer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Gainer - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.