Carl Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Carl Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Thomas: 1991-92 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Carl Thomas 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Carl Thomas 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Carl 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 Carl Thomas 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Thomas 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Carl Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Carl Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Thomas 181 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Carl Thomas 60 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Carl Thomas 28 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Carl Thomas 24 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Carl Thomas 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Carl Thomas 63 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Thomas .398 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Carl Thomas .315 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Thomas .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Thomas 12.0 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Thomas 1.1 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Carl Thomas 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Thomas 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Thomas 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Thomas 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Carl Thomas 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Thomas 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Carl Thomas 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Carl Thomas 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Carl Thomas 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Thomas .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Carl Thomas - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Thomas .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Thomas 2.0 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Thomas 1.0 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Thomas 0.0 (1998) 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.