Johnny Bach vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Johnny Bach

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Bach: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Bach 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Bach 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Bach 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach 119 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Bach 25 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny Bach 34 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach .286 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach .680 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach 3.5 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach 0.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Bach - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Bach - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny Bach 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Bach - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Bach - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Bach - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Bach - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Bach - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Bach - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.