Wayne Ellington vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Wayne Ellington

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Ellington: 2009-10 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wayne Ellington 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Ellington 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wayne Ellington 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Ellington 8.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Ellington 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Ellington 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Ellington 6,190 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wayne Ellington 1,643 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wayne Ellington 852 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wayne Ellington 412 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wayne Ellington 66 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wayne Ellington 770 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Ellington .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wayne Ellington .382 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Ellington .843 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Ellington 11.2 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Ellington 3.2 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Ellington 1.6 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Ellington 1.0 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.2 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Ellington 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Ellington 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Ellington 78 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wayne Ellington 25 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wayne Ellington 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wayne Ellington 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Ellington 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wayne Ellington 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Ellington .329 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wayne Ellington .362 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Ellington 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Ellington 7.8 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Ellington 3.8 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wayne Ellington 1.3 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.8 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Ellington 0.4 (2018) 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.