Tom Boswell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Boswell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Boswell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Boswell 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 Boswell 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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. 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.