Brooks Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Brooks Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brooks Thompson: 1994-95 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Brooks Thompson 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Brooks Thompson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Brooks 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 Brooks Thompson 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brooks Thompson 760 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Brooks Thompson 158 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Brooks Thompson 281 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Brooks Thompson 87 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Brooks Thompson 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Brooks Thompson 168 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brooks Thompson .409 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Brooks Thompson .376 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brooks Thompson .647 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 6.6 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.4 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 2.7 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.8 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.1 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brooks Thompson 38 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Brooks Thompson 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Brooks Thompson 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Brooks Thompson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Brooks Thompson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Brooks Thompson 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brooks Thompson .520 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Brooks Thompson .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brooks Thompson .727 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brooks Thompson 5.2 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brooks Thompson 1.4 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.0 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brooks Thompson 0.3 (1995) 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.