Tom Thacker vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Thacker 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Thacker 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Thacker 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Thacker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Thacker 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Thacker 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Thacker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Thacker 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 Thacker 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Thacker 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Thacker 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Thacker 721 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Thacker 522 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Thacker 222 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Thacker 218 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Thacker .371 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Thacker .482 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Thacker 1.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Thacker 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Thacker 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Thacker 59 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Thacker 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Thacker 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Thacker 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Thacker .305 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Thacker .474 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Thacker - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.