Elmore Morgenthaler vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elmore Morgenthaler 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

Elmore Morgenthaler

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Morgenthaler: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elmore Morgenthaler 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elmore Morgenthaler 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmore Morgenthaler 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler 1.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Morgenthaler 57 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elmore Morgenthaler 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elmore Morgenthaler 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler .365 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler .633 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler 2.1 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler 0.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elmore Morgenthaler 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Morgenthaler - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.