Clay Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Clay Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clay Johnson: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clay Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Clay Johnson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Clay Johnson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Clay Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Clay Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Clay Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Clay Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Clay 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 Clay Johnson 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 224 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 93 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Clay Johnson 45 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Clay Johnson 33 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Clay Johnson 80 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Clay Johnson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson .724 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 3.6 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 1.0 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.4 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clay Johnson 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Clay Johnson 8 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Clay Johnson 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Clay Johnson 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Clay Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Clay Johnson 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clay Johnson .550 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Clay Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clay Johnson 1.7 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Clay Johnson 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clay Johnson 0.3 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clay Johnson 0.0 (1984) 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.