Amir Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Amir Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Amir Johnson: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Amir Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Amir Johnson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Amir Johnson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Amir Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Amir Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Amir Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Amir Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Amir 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 Amir Johnson 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Amir Johnson 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Amir Johnson 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Amir Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Amir Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amir Johnson 6,102 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Amir Johnson 4,692 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Amir Johnson 1,073 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Amir Johnson 524 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Amir Johnson 839 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Amir Johnson 870 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amir Johnson .570 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Amir Johnson .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amir Johnson .673 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amir Johnson 10.4 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Amir Johnson 7.5 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Amir Johnson 1.8 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amir Johnson 1.0 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amir Johnson 1.6 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amir Johnson 4.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Amir Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Amir Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Amir Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Amir Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amir Johnson 267 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Amir Johnson 187 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Amir Johnson 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Amir Johnson 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Amir Johnson 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Amir Johnson 54 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amir Johnson .637 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Amir Johnson .111 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amir Johnson .654 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amir Johnson 11.5 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Amir Johnson 7.2 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Amir Johnson 1.1 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amir Johnson 0.4 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amir Johnson 1.3 (2016) 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.