John Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

John Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Thomas 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Thomas 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John 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 John Thomas 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Thomas 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thomas 560 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Thomas 432 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Thomas 60 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Thomas 69 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Thomas 50 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Thomas 208 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thomas .502 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Thomas .591 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thomas 4.3 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Thomas 3.4 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

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

Steals Per Game John Thomas 0.4 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Thomas 0.3 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Thomas 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Thomas 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thomas 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Thomas 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Thomas 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Thomas 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Thomas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Thomas 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thomas .500 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Thomas .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thomas 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Thomas 1.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Thomas 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Thomas 0.4 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Thomas 0.1 (2006) 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.