Billy Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Billy Thomas 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

Billy Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Thomas: 2004-05 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Thomas 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Thomas 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Thomas 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thomas 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Thomas 144 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Thomas 52 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Thomas 26 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Thomas 25 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Thomas 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Thomas 53 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Thomas .338 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Thomas .304 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Thomas .846 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Thomas 3.7 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thomas 1.4 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Thomas 0.7 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Thomas 0.6 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thomas 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Thomas 0.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Thomas 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Thomas 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Thomas 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Thomas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Thomas 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Thomas 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Thomas .100 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Thomas .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Thomas .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Thomas 1.0 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Thomas 0.3 (2008) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thomas 0.0 (2008) 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.