Tom Abernethy vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Abernethy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Abernethy: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Abernethy 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Abernethy 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Abernethy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Abernethy 1,779 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Abernethy 1,011 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Abernethy 384 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Abernethy 185 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Abernethy 60 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Abernethy 319 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Abernethy .492 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Abernethy .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Abernethy .747 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 6.8 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 4.2 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.4 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.8 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Abernethy 68 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Abernethy 42 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Abernethy 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Abernethy 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Abernethy 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Abernethy 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Abernethy .407 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Abernethy - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Abernethy .828 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Abernethy 5.8 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Abernethy 3.6 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Abernethy 2.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Abernethy 0.2 (1977) 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. 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.