Tom Boerwinkle vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Boerwinkle

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boerwinkle 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Boerwinkle 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Boerwinkle 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 4,596 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 5,745 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 2,007 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 110 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 138 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 635 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .675 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 9.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 3.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boerwinkle 250 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Boerwinkle 330 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Boerwinkle 123 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Boerwinkle 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Boerwinkle 11 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Boerwinkle 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .459 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Boerwinkle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boerwinkle .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) * 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.