Joe Ellis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Ellis 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Ellis 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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.