Elton Brand vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elton Brand 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

Elton Brand

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elton Brand 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Jerry West 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Jerry West 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.