Bernard Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bernard Thompson 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

Bernard Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard Thompson: 1984-85 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bernard Thompson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bernard Thompson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard Thompson 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard Thompson 1,078 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bernard Thompson 352 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bernard Thompson 266 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bernard Thompson 127 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bernard Thompson 27 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bernard Thompson 204 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard Thompson .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bernard Thompson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard Thompson .789 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard Thompson 8.5 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard Thompson 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard Thompson 2.2 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.8 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard Thompson 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bernard Thompson 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bernard Thompson 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bernard Thompson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard Thompson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bernard Thompson 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard Thompson .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bernard Thompson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard Thompson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.5 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard Thompson 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.0 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard Thompson 0.5 (1985) 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.