Tristan Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tristan Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tristan Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tristan Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tristan 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 Tristan Thompson 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 665 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 733 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 70 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 69 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tristan Thompson 94 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .562 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.