Avery Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Avery Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Avery Johnson: 1988-89 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Avery Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Avery Johnson 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Avery Johnson 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Avery Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Avery Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Avery Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Avery Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Avery 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 Avery Johnson 8.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Avery Johnson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Avery Johnson 5.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Avery Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Avery Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Avery Johnson 8,817 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Avery Johnson 1,751 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Avery Johnson 5,846 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Avery Johnson 1,007 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Avery Johnson 154 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Avery Johnson 1,054 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Avery Johnson .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Avery Johnson .145 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Avery Johnson .706 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Avery Johnson 13.4 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Avery Johnson 2.5 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Avery Johnson 9.6 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Avery Johnson 1.5 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Avery Johnson 0.3 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Avery Johnson 10.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Avery Johnson 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Avery Johnson 6.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Avery Johnson 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Avery Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Avery Johnson 949 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Avery Johnson 186 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Avery Johnson 562 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Avery Johnson 102 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Avery Johnson 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Avery Johnson 90 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Avery Johnson .486 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Avery Johnson .063 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Avery Johnson .661 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Avery Johnson 17.3 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Avery Johnson 3.6 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Avery Johnson 9.4 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Avery Johnson 2.0 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Avery Johnson 0.4 (1995) 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.