Pops Mensah-Bonsu vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pops Mensah-Bonsu - 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.