Theo Pinson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Theo Pinson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Theo Pinson: 2018-19 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Theo Pinson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Theo Pinson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Theo Pinson 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Theo Pinson 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Theo Pinson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Theo Pinson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Theo Pinson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Theo Pinson 346 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Theo Pinson 179 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Theo Pinson 141 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Theo Pinson 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Theo Pinson 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Theo Pinson 127 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Theo Pinson .320 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Theo Pinson .261 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Theo Pinson .902 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Theo Pinson 4.5 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Theo Pinson 2.0 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Theo Pinson 1.7 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Theo Pinson 0.5 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Theo Pinson 0.1 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Theo Pinson 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Theo Pinson 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Theo Pinson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Theo Pinson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Theo Pinson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Theo Pinson 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Theo Pinson 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Theo Pinson 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Theo Pinson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Theo Pinson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Theo Pinson 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Theo Pinson .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Theo Pinson .429 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Theo Pinson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Theo Pinson 3.0 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Theo Pinson 1.0 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Theo Pinson 1.0 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Theo Pinson 0.7 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Theo Pinson 0.0 (2019) 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.