Eddie Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Eddie Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eddie Johnson: 1981-82 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eddie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eddie Johnson 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eddie Johnson 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eddie Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eddie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eddie Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Eddie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eddie 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 Eddie Johnson 16.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Johnson 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eddie Johnson 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Johnson 19,202 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eddie Johnson 4,832 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eddie Johnson 2,550 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eddie Johnson 739 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eddie Johnson 180 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eddie Johnson 1,199 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Johnson .472 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Eddie Johnson .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Johnson .840 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Johnson 22.9 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Johnson 6.1 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eddie Johnson 3.6 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Johnson 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Johnson 13.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eddie Johnson 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Johnson 1,168 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eddie Johnson 312 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eddie Johnson 102 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eddie Johnson 46 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eddie Johnson 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eddie Johnson 89 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Johnson .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Eddie Johnson .310 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Johnson .864 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Johnson 24.0 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Johnson 7.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eddie Johnson 4.0 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Johnson 1.4 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Johnson 0.3 (1992) 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.