John Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

John Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John 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 John Johnson 12.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Johnson 869 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Johnson 275 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Johnson 73 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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. 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.