Billy Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Billy Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Thompson: 1986-87 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Thompson 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Thompson 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Thompson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Thompson 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thompson 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Thompson 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thompson 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Thompson 2,566 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Thompson 1,615 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Thompson 514 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Thompson 158 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Thompson 272 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Thompson 300 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Thompson .505 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Thompson .154 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Thompson .674 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Thompson 11.0 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thompson 7.2 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Thompson 2.2 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Thompson 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thompson 1.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Thompson 4.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thompson 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Thompson 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thompson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Thompson 14 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Thompson 6 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Thompson 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Thompson 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Thompson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Thompson 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Thompson .545 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Thompson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Thompson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Thompson 4.7 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Thompson 2.0 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Thompson 0.7 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Thompson 1.3 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Thompson 0.0 (1987) 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.