Jim McElroy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim McElroy 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

Jim McElroy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim McElroy 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim McElroy 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 9.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 3.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 4,120 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 820 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim McElroy 1,462 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim McElroy 384 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 126 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 418 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .468 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .206 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McElroy 12 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim McElroy 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim McElroy 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim McElroy 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim McElroy 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McElroy .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim McElroy .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McElroy .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.