LaSalle Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

LaSalle Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaSalle Thompson: 1982-83 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons LaSalle Thompson 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played LaSalle Thompson 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader LaSalle Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader LaSalle 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 LaSalle Thompson 7.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game LaSalle Thompson 6.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game LaSalle Thompson 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaSalle Thompson 7,806 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds LaSalle Thompson 6,689 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists LaSalle Thompson 1,139 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals LaSalle Thompson 741 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks LaSalle Thompson 972 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games LaSalle Thompson 985 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaSalle Thompson .492 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage LaSalle Thompson .154 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaSalle Thompson .737 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaSalle Thompson 13.9 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaSalle Thompson 10.4 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game LaSalle Thompson 2.1 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.2 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.8 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaSalle Thompson 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game LaSalle Thompson 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game LaSalle Thompson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaSalle Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaSalle Thompson 178 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds LaSalle Thompson 148 Jerry West 855

Total Assists LaSalle Thompson 28 Jerry West 970

Total Steals LaSalle Thompson 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks LaSalle Thompson 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games LaSalle Thompson 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaSalle Thompson .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage LaSalle Thompson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaSalle Thompson .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaSalle Thompson 15.0 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game LaSalle Thompson 11.7 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.6 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaSalle Thompson 1.0 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaSalle Thompson 2.0 (1986) 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.