Johnny Newman vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Newman: 1986-87 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Newman 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Newman 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Newman 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Newman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Newman 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Newman 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny Newman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Newman 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 Newman 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 12,740 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 2,536 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Newman 1,688 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny Newman 1,064 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 246 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny Newman 1,159 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .461 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .336 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .810 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 16.9 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 3.3 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.7 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.3 (1994) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 10.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Newman 421 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Newman 81 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Newman 56 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny Newman 35 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny Newman 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny Newman 39 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Newman .451 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny Newman .226 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Newman .766 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Newman 19.0 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Newman 2.8 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Newman 2.0 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Newman 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Newman 0.5 (1994) 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.