Pervis Ellison vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Pervis Ellison

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pervis Ellison: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pervis Ellison 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pervis Ellison 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pervis Ellison 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 9.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 4,494 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 3,170 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 691 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 293 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 752 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pervis Ellison 474 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .510 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison .050 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison .689 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 20.0 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 11.2 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.9 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.9 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.7 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 17 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pervis Ellison 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .579 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 (1995) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 (1995) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 (1995) 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.