Klay Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Klay Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Klay Thompson 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Klay Thompson 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Klay Thompson 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Klay Thompson 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Klay Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Klay Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Klay Thompson 2 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Klay Thompson 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Klay Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Klay 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 Klay Thompson 19.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Klay Thompson 15,531 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Klay Thompson 2,795 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Klay Thompson 1,843 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Klay Thompson 676 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Klay Thompson 413 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Klay Thompson 793 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Klay Thompson .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Klay Thompson .413 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Klay Thompson .858 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 19.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Klay Thompson 3,032 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Klay Thompson 626 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Klay Thompson 351 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Klay Thompson 150 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Klay Thompson 85 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Klay Thompson 158 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Klay Thompson .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Klay Thompson .405 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Klay Thompson .845 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015) 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.