James Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

James Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Thomas: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Thomas 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Thomas 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Thomas 0 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader James Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Thomas 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Thomas 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Thomas 54 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Thomas 76 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Thomas 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Thomas 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Thomas 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Thomas 33 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Thomas .564 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Thomas - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Thomas .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Thomas 2.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Thomas 3.4 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Thomas 0.4 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Thomas 0.4 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Thomas 0.4 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Thomas - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Thomas - Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Thomas - Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Thomas - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Thomas - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Thomas 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Thomas - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Thomas - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Thomas - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Thomas - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Thomas - 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.