Jim Bostic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Bostic 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

Jim Bostic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Bostic: 1977-78 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Bostic 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Bostic 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Bostic 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Bostic 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Bostic 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Bostic 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Bostic 26 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Bostic 16 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Bostic 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Bostic 4 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Bostic .545 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Bostic - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Bostic .400 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Bostic 6.5 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Bostic 4.0 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Bostic 0.8 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Bostic 0.0 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Bostic 0.0 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Bostic - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Bostic - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Bostic - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Bostic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Bostic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Bostic 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Bostic - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Bostic - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Bostic - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Bostic - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Bostic - 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.