Al Thornton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Al Thornton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Thornton 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Thornton 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Thornton 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Thornton 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Thornton 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Thornton 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Thornton 3,527 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Thornton 1,233 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Thornton 353 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Thornton 185 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Thornton 152 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Thornton 296 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Thornton .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Thornton .293 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Thornton .747 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Thornton 16.8 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Thornton 5.2 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Thornton 1.5 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Thornton 0.8 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Thornton 0.9 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Thornton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Thornton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Thornton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Thornton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Thornton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Thornton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Thornton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Thornton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Thornton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Thornton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Thornton - 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.