John Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Thompson 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Thompson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Thompson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Thompson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Thompson 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 Thompson 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thompson 262 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Thompson 260 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Thompson 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Thompson 74 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thompson .410 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Thompson .595 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thompson 3.6 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 3.6 (1965) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 (1966) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Thompson 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Thompson 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Thompson 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Thompson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Thompson 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Thompson .214 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Thompson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Thompson 3.7 (1965) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Thompson 4.0 (1965) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Thompson 0.3 (1965) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Thompson - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.