Bonzi Wells vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bonzi Wells 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

Bonzi Wells

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bonzi Wells: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bonzi Wells 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bonzi Wells 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bonzi Wells 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bonzi Wells 12.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bonzi Wells 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bonzi Wells 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bonzi Wells 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bonzi Wells 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bonzi Wells 7,147 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bonzi Wells 2,737 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bonzi Wells 1,249 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bonzi Wells 769 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bonzi Wells 192 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bonzi Wells 591 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bonzi Wells .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bonzi Wells .327 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bonzi Wells .697 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bonzi Wells 17.0 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bonzi Wells 7.7 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bonzi Wells 3.3 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bonzi Wells 1.8 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bonzi Wells 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bonzi Wells 10.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bonzi Wells 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bonzi Wells 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bonzi Wells 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bonzi Wells 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bonzi Wells 519 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bonzi Wells 214 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bonzi Wells 75 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bonzi Wells 43 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bonzi Wells 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bonzi Wells 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bonzi Wells .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bonzi Wells .276 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bonzi Wells .660 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bonzi Wells 23.2 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bonzi Wells 12.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bonzi Wells 4.3 (2002) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bonzi Wells 2.1 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bonzi Wells 0.5 (2005) 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.