Anthony Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Anthony Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Anthony Johnson: 1997-98 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Anthony Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Anthony Johnson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Anthony Johnson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Anthony Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Anthony Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Anthony Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Anthony Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Anthony 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 Anthony Johnson 5.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Anthony Johnson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Anthony Johnson 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Anthony Johnson 4,432 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Anthony Johnson 1,358 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Anthony Johnson 2,274 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Anthony Johnson 551 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Anthony Johnson 92 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Anthony Johnson 793 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Anthony Johnson .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Anthony Johnson .356 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Anthony Johnson .745 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Anthony Johnson 9.2 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Anthony Johnson 2.8 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Anthony Johnson 4.8 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Anthony Johnson 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Anthony Johnson 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Anthony Johnson 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Anthony Johnson 484 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Anthony Johnson 163 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Anthony Johnson 222 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Anthony Johnson 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Anthony Johnson 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Anthony Johnson 100 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Anthony Johnson .404 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Anthony Johnson .321 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Anthony Johnson .721 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Anthony Johnson 20.0 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Anthony Johnson 5.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Anthony Johnson 5.2 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Anthony Johnson 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Anthony Johnson 0.4 (2005) 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.