David Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

David Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Thompson 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Thompson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Thompson 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Thompson 2 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Thompson 2 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader David Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David 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 David Thompson 22.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 11,264 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Thompson 1,921 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Thompson 1,631 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Thompson 459 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 407 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Thompson 509 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .504 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .277 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 27.2 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.9 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.5 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.4 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Thompson 22.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Thompson 3.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Thompson 619 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Thompson 115 Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Thompson 101 Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Thompson 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Thompson 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Thompson 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Thompson .462 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage David Thompson .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Thompson .745 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Thompson 28.0 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Thompson 7.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Thompson 4.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Thompson 1.5 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Thompson 1.6 (1978) 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. 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.