Dave Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Dave Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Johnson: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Johnson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Johnson 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Johnson 204 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Johnson 64 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Johnson 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave Johnson 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Johnson 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave Johnson 59 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Johnson .365 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Johnson .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Johnson .663 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Johnson 3.7 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Johnson 1.1 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Johnson 0.3 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Johnson 0.2 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Johnson 0.0 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Johnson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Johnson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Johnson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave Johnson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Johnson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave Johnson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Johnson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Johnson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Johnson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Johnson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Johnson - 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.