Bob Thornton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bob Thornton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Thornton: 1985-86 to 1995-96
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Thornton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Thornton 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Thornton 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Thornton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Thornton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Thornton 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bob Thornton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob 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 Bob Thornton 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Thornton 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Thornton 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Thornton 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Thornton 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Thornton 844 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Thornton 712 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Thornton 99 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Thornton 74 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Thornton 35 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Thornton 283 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Thornton .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Thornton .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Thornton .558 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Thornton 4.7 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Thornton 4.1 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Thornton 0.6 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Thornton 0.4 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Thornton 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Thornton 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Thornton 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Thornton 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Thornton 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Thornton 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Thornton 26 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Thornton 24 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Thornton 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Thornton 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Thornton 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Thornton 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Thornton .391 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Thornton .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Thornton 2.1 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Thornton 1.7 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Thornton 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Thornton 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Thornton 0.1 (1990) 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.