LaPhonso Ellis vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

LaPhonso Ellis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaPhonso Ellis: 1992-93 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaPhonso Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons LaPhonso Ellis 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played LaPhonso Ellis 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games LaPhonso Ellis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaPhonso Ellis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team LaPhonso Ellis 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader LaPhonso Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader LaPhonso 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 LaPhonso Ellis 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 6.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaPhonso Ellis 7,410 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds LaPhonso Ellis 4,032 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists LaPhonso Ellis 981 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals LaPhonso Ellis 433 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks LaPhonso Ellis 477 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games LaPhonso Ellis 624 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .302 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .730 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 21.9 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 9.1 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 2.8 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.4 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 6.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaPhonso Ellis 201 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds LaPhonso Ellis 111 Jerry West 855

Total Assists LaPhonso Ellis 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals LaPhonso Ellis 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks LaPhonso Ellis 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games LaPhonso Ellis 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .467 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .429 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaPhonso Ellis .710 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 14.8 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 8.1 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 2.2 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.8 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaPhonso Ellis 0.9 (1994) 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.