Manute Bol vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Manute Bol

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manute Bol: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Manute Bol 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Manute Bol 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Manute Bol 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Manute Bol 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Manute Bol 2 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manute Bol 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 3.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manute Bol 1,599 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Manute Bol 2,647 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Manute Bol 171 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Manute Bol 126 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Manute Bol 2,086 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Manute Bol 624 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manute Bol .407 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Manute Bol .210 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manute Bol .561 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manute Bol 3.9 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 6.0 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.5 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.4 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 5.0 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Manute Bol 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 2.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Manute Bol 82 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Manute Bol 109 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Manute Bol 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Manute Bol 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Manute Bol 77 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Manute Bol 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Manute Bol .386 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Manute Bol .087 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Manute Bol .444 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Manute Bol 4.6 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Manute Bol 7.6 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Manute Bol 0.2 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Manute Bol 0.6 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Manute Bol 5.8 (1986) 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.