DerMarr Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

DerMarr Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DerMarr Johnson: 2000-01 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons DerMarr Johnson 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played DerMarr Johnson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader DerMarr Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DerMarr Johnson 6.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game DerMarr Johnson 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DerMarr Johnson 2,121 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds DerMarr Johnson 769 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists DerMarr Johnson 304 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals DerMarr Johnson 198 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks DerMarr Johnson 149 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games DerMarr Johnson 344 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DerMarr Johnson .411 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage DerMarr Johnson .336 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DerMarr Johnson .789 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DerMarr Johnson 8.4 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game DerMarr Johnson 3.4 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game DerMarr Johnson 1.1 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.9 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.8 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DerMarr Johnson 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game DerMarr Johnson 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DerMarr Johnson 36 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds DerMarr Johnson 20 Jerry West 855

Total Assists DerMarr Johnson 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals DerMarr Johnson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks DerMarr Johnson 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games DerMarr Johnson 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DerMarr Johnson .368 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage DerMarr Johnson .208 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DerMarr Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DerMarr Johnson 7.3 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game DerMarr Johnson 3.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.8 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.5 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DerMarr Johnson 0.5 (2005) 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.