Monta Ellis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Monta Ellis 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

Monta Ellis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monta Ellis: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Monta Ellis 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Monta Ellis 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Monta Ellis 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 17.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 4.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 14,858 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 2,874 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Monta Ellis 3,856 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Monta Ellis 1,409 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 281 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 833 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .451 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .314 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .772 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 25.5 (2010) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 5.0 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 6.0 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.2 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.5 (2016) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 13.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monta Ellis 521 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Monta Ellis 106 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Monta Ellis 113 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Monta Ellis 56 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Monta Ellis 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Monta Ellis 38 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monta Ellis .427 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Monta Ellis .298 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monta Ellis .755 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monta Ellis 26.0 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Monta Ellis 3.9 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Monta Ellis 5.5 (2013) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monta Ellis 2.5 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monta Ellis 0.6 (2015) 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.