Johnny Simmons vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Simmons 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Simmons 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Simmons 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 Simmons 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons 318 Jerry West 25,192

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

Total Assists Johnny Simmons 29 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Johnny Simmons 60 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons .280 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons .614 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons 5.3 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jerry West 29.1

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

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons - Jerry West 4,457

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

Total Assists Johnny Simmons - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Johnny Simmons 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - 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.