John Salmons vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Salmons 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Salmons 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Salmons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Salmons 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 Salmons 9.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Salmons 895 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Salmons 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) 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.