Corny Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Corny Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Corny Thompson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Corny Thompson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Corny 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 Corny Thompson 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Corny Thompson 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Corny Thompson 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Corny Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Corny Thompson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corny Thompson 122 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Corny Thompson 120 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Corny Thompson 34 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Corny Thompson 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Corny Thompson 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Corny Thompson 44 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corny Thompson .314 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Corny Thompson .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corny Thompson 2.8 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Corny Thompson 2.7 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Corny Thompson 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corny Thompson 0.3 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corny Thompson 0.2 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Corny Thompson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Corny Thompson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Corny Thompson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Corny Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Corny Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Corny Thompson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Corny Thompson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Corny Thompson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Corny Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Corny Thompson - 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.