John Morton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Morton: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Morton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Morton 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Morton 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Morton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Morton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Morton 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Morton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Morton 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 Morton 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Morton 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Morton 609 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Morton 161 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Morton 342 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Morton 92 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Morton 23 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Morton 128 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Morton .386 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Morton .224 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Morton .787 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Morton 5.4 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 1.6 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Morton 3.7 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.9 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Morton 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Morton 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Morton 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Morton 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Morton 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Morton 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Morton 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Morton 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Morton .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Morton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Morton 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Morton 3.0 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Morton 0.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Morton 0.0 (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.