Dijon Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Dijon Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dijon Thompson: 2005-06 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dijon Thompson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dijon 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 Dijon Thompson 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dijon Thompson 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dijon Thompson 45 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dijon Thompson 19 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dijon Thompson 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dijon Thompson 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dijon Thompson 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dijon Thompson 16 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dijon Thompson .425 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dijon Thompson .308 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dijon Thompson .875 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dijon Thompson 2.8 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dijon Thompson 1.3 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.3 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dijon Thompson 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dijon Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dijon Thompson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dijon Thompson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dijon Thompson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dijon 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.