Paul Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Paul Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Thompson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Thompson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Paul Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul 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 Paul Thompson 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Thompson 1,374 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Thompson 533 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Thompson 224 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Thompson 141 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Thompson 79 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Thompson 154 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Thompson .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Thompson .210 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Thompson .792 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Thompson 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Thompson 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Thompson 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Thompson 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Thompson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Thompson 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Thompson .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Thompson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Thompson .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985) 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.