Elston Turner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elston Turner 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

Elston Turner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elston Turner 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elston Turner 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elston Turner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elston Turner 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elston Turner 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elston Turner 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elston Turner 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elston Turner 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elston Turner 2,397 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elston Turner 1,375 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elston Turner 914 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elston Turner 442 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elston Turner 27 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elston Turner 505 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elston Turner .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elston Turner .152 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elston Turner .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elston Turner 8.3 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elston Turner 3.8 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elston Turner 2.4 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elston Turner 1.2 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elston Turner 0.1 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elston Turner 5.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elston Turner 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elston Turner 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elston Turner 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elston Turner 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elston Turner 218 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elston Turner 130 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elston Turner 86 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elston Turner 33 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elston Turner 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elston Turner 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elston Turner .485 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elston Turner .750 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elston Turner .636 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elston Turner 7.6 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elston Turner 4.9 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elston Turner 3.1 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elston Turner 1.1 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elston Turner 0.1 (1984) 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.