Ernie Beck vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ernie Beck 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

Ernie Beck

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ernie Beck: 1953-54 to 1960-61
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ernie Beck 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ernie Beck 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ernie Beck 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ernie Beck 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ernie Beck 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ernie Beck 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Beck 6.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Beck 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ernie Beck 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Beck 2,325 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ernie Beck 1,191 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ernie Beck 669 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ernie Beck 371 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Beck .383 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Beck .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Beck 10.1 (1958) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Beck 4.3 (1957) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ernie Beck 2.7 (1958) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Beck 7.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Beck 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ernie Beck 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Beck 175 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ernie Beck 99 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ernie Beck 43 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ernie Beck 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Beck .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Beck .705 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Beck 15.5 (1957) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Beck 5.1 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ernie Beck 2.5 (1957) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ernie Beck - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Beck - 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.