Kurt Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Kurt Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kurt Thomas: 1995-96 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Kurt Thomas 18 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Kurt Thomas 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Kurt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Thomas 8.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Thomas 6.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Kurt Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Thomas 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Thomas 8,973 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Kurt Thomas 7,328 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Kurt Thomas 1,204 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Kurt Thomas 724 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Kurt Thomas 841 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Kurt Thomas 1,110 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Thomas .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Kurt Thomas .281 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Thomas .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Thomas 14.0 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Thomas 10.4 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kurt Thomas 2.0 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2003) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.2 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kurt Thomas 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Thomas 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kurt Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Kurt Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kurt Thomas 534 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Kurt Thomas 514 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Kurt Thomas 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Kurt Thomas 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Kurt Thomas 51 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Kurt Thomas 96 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kurt Thomas .463 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Kurt Thomas .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kurt Thomas .748 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kurt Thomas 14.4 (2001) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kurt Thomas 11.5 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2001) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.8 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kurt Thomas 1.0 (2001) 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.