Etan Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Etan Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Etan Thomas 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Etan Thomas 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Etan Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Etan Thomas 5.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Etan Thomas 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Etan Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Etan Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Etan Thomas 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Etan Thomas 2,341 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Etan Thomas 1,927 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Etan Thomas 149 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Etan Thomas 128 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Etan Thomas 427 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Etan Thomas 409 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Etan Thomas .513 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Etan Thomas - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Etan Thomas .603 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Etan Thomas 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Etan Thomas 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Etan Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Etan Thomas 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Etan Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Etan Thomas 86 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Etan Thomas 69 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Etan Thomas 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Etan Thomas 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Etan Thomas 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Etan Thomas 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Etan Thomas .559 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Etan Thomas - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Etan Thomas .541 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005) 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.