Buck Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Buck Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buck Johnson: 1986-87 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buck Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Buck Johnson 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Buck Johnson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Buck Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Buck Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Buck Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Buck Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Buck 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 Buck Johnson 9.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Buck Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Buck Johnson 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Buck Johnson 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Buck Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buck Johnson 4,617 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Buck Johnson 1,760 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Buck Johnson 856 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Buck Johnson 404 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Buck Johnson 252 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Buck Johnson 505 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buck Johnson .488 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Buck Johnson .113 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buck Johnson .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buck Johnson 14.8 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Buck Johnson 4.6 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Buck Johnson 3.1 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Buck Johnson 1.3 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Buck Johnson 0.8 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buck Johnson 6.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Buck Johnson 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Buck Johnson 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Buck Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Buck Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buck Johnson 130 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Buck Johnson 49 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Buck Johnson 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Buck Johnson 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Buck Johnson 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Buck Johnson 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buck Johnson .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Buck Johnson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buck Johnson .727 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buck Johnson 12.8 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Buck Johnson 4.7 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Buck Johnson 3.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Buck Johnson 1.5 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Buck Johnson 0.5 (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.