Clemon Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Clemon Johnson: 1978-79 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clemon Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Clemon Johnson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Clemon Johnson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Clemon Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Clemon Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Clemon Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Clemon Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Clemon 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 Clemon Johnson 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Clemon Johnson 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Clemon Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clemon Johnson 4,102 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Clemon Johnson 3,508 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Clemon Johnson 744 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Clemon Johnson 349 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Clemon Johnson 717 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Clemon Johnson 761 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clemon Johnson .492 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Clemon Johnson .621 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clemon Johnson 9.5 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Clemon Johnson 7.2 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Clemon Johnson 1.8 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clemon Johnson 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clemon Johnson 4.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Clemon Johnson 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Clemon Johnson 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clemon Johnson 270 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Clemon Johnson 238 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Clemon Johnson 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Clemon Johnson 33 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Clemon Johnson 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Clemon Johnson 66 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clemon Johnson .465 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Clemon Johnson .609 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clemon Johnson 7.5 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Clemon Johnson 10.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Clemon Johnson 1.5 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clemon Johnson 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clemon Johnson 1.3 (1979) 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. 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.