Isiah Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Isiah Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isiah Thomas 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Isiah Thomas 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Isiah Thomas 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Isiah Thomas 12 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Isiah Thomas 1 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Isiah Thomas 3 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Isiah Thomas 5 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Isiah Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Isiah Thomas 1 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 19.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 9.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 1.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 18,822 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 3,478 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 9,061 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Isiah Thomas 1,861 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Isiah Thomas 249 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Isiah Thomas 979 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Isiah Thomas .290 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .759 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 20.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 8.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 2,261 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 524 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 987 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Isiah Thomas 234 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Isiah Thomas 38 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Isiah Thomas 111 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .441 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Isiah Thomas .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .769 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984) 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.