Elmer Bennett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elmer Bennett 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

Elmer Bennett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmer Bennett: 1994-95 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elmer Bennett 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Bennett 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Bennett 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmer Bennett 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmer Bennett 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Bennett 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Bennett 48 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elmer Bennett 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elmer Bennett 22 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elmer Bennett 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elmer Bennett 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elmer Bennett 21 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Bennett .340 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elmer Bennett .273 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Bennett .722 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Bennett 3.8 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Bennett 0.6 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmer Bennett 1.2 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmer Bennett 1.0 (1995) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Bennett 0.1 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elmer Bennett 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmer Bennett - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elmer Bennett - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmer Bennett - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmer Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmer Bennett - 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.