Matt Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Matt Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Thomas: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Matt Thomas 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Matt Thomas 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Matt Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Matt Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Matt 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 Matt Thomas 4.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Thomas 502 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Matt Thomas 155 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Matt Thomas 61 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Matt Thomas 22 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Matt Thomas 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Matt Thomas 126 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Thomas .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Thomas .404 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Thomas .804 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 4.9 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.5 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.2 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Thomas 31 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Matt Thomas 15 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Matt Thomas 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Matt Thomas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Matt Thomas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Matt Thomas 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Thomas .565 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Matt Thomas .417 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Thomas - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Thomas 3.1 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Thomas 1.4 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Thomas 0.7 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Thomas 0.1 (2020) 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.