John Turner vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Turner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Turner 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Turner 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Turner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Turner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Turner 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Turner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Turner 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 Turner 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Turner 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Turner 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Turner 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Turner 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Turner 117 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Turner 78 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Turner 12 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Turner 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Turner 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Turner 42 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Turner .439 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Turner .525 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Turner 2.8 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Turner 1.9 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Turner 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Turner 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Turner 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Turner - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Turner - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Turner - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Turner - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Turner - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Turner 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Turner - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Turner - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Turner - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Turner - 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.