Thomas Gardner vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.