Arnie Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Arnie Johnson 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

Arnie Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arnie Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Arnie Johnson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Arnie Johnson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Arnie Johnson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Arnie Johnson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Arnie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Johnson 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Johnson 6.2 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Arnie Johnson 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Johnson 2,888 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Arnie Johnson 1,272 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Arnie Johnson 731 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Arnie Johnson 332 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Johnson .418 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Johnson .731 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Johnson 9.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Johnson 7.6 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Arnie Johnson 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Johnson 278 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Arnie Johnson 175 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Arnie Johnson 82 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Arnie Johnson 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Johnson .383 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Johnson .752 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Johnson - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.