Elmore Spencer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elmore Spencer 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

Elmore Spencer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Spencer: 1992-93 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elmore Spencer 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elmore Spencer 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Spencer 923 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elmore Spencer 555 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elmore Spencer 109 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elmore Spencer 53 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elmore Spencer 170 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elmore Spencer 157 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Spencer .516 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Spencer .580 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 8.9 (1994) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 5.5 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.3 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 1.7 (1994) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elmore Spencer 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elmore Spencer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elmore Spencer 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elmore Spencer - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Spencer .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Spencer 0.0 (1996) 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.