Ervin Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ervin Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ervin Johnson: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ervin Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ervin Johnson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ervin Johnson 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ervin Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ervin Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ervin Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ervin Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ervin 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 Ervin Johnson 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ervin Johnson 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ervin Johnson 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ervin Johnson 3,473 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ervin Johnson 5,148 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ervin Johnson 387 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ervin Johnson 471 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ervin Johnson 1,087 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ervin Johnson 845 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ervin Johnson .505 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ervin Johnson .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ervin Johnson .605 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ervin Johnson 8.0 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ervin Johnson 11.1 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.9 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ervin Johnson 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ervin Johnson 2.8 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ervin Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ervin Johnson 6.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ervin Johnson 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ervin Johnson 267 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ervin Johnson 468 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ervin Johnson 36 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ervin Johnson 39 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ervin Johnson 82 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ervin Johnson 77 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ervin Johnson .462 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ervin Johnson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ervin Johnson .678 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ervin Johnson 6.2 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ervin Johnson 10.8 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ervin Johnson 0.7 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ervin Johnson 1.2 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ervin Johnson 2.1 (2001) 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.