Ed Earle vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ed Earle 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

Ed Earle

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Earle: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ed Earle 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ed Earle 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Earle 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Earle 2.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Earle 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ed Earle 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Earle 4 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ed Earle 2 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ed Earle 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Earle .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Earle .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Earle 2.0 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Earle 1.0 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ed Earle 0.0 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Earle - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ed Earle - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ed Earle - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ed Earle 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Earle - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Earle - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ed Earle - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Earle - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.