Francisco Elson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Francisco Elson 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

Francisco Elson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Francisco Elson: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Francisco Elson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Francisco Elson 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Francisco Elson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Francisco Elson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 3.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Francisco Elson 1,726 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Francisco Elson 1,638 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Francisco Elson 260 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Francisco Elson 228 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Francisco Elson 255 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Francisco Elson 472 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Francisco Elson .478 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Francisco Elson .188 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Francisco Elson .700 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 5.0 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 4.8 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 2.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Francisco Elson 87 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Francisco Elson 85 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Francisco Elson 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Francisco Elson 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Francisco Elson 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Francisco Elson 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Francisco Elson .581 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Francisco Elson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Francisco Elson .682 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Francisco Elson 3.8 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Francisco Elson 3.1 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Francisco Elson 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Francisco Elson 0.3 (2007) 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.