George Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

George Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Thompson: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Thompson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Thompson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader George Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader George 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 George Thompson 10.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Thompson 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Thompson 3.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Thompson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Thompson 780 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Thompson 181 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Thompson 225 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Thompson 66 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Thompson 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Thompson 73 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Thompson .443 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage George Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Thompson .785 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Thompson 10.7 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Thompson 2.5 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Thompson 3.1 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Thompson 0.9 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Thompson 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Thompson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Thompson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Thompson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks George Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games George Thompson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Thompson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage George Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Thompson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Thompson - 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.