Frank Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Frank Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Johnson: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Frank Johnson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Frank Johnson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Frank 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 Frank Johnson 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 4.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Johnson 4,937 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Frank Johnson 1,025 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Frank Johnson 2,476 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Frank Johnson 570 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Frank Johnson 36 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Frank Johnson 596 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Johnson .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Frank Johnson .218 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Johnson .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 12.6 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 2.6 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 8.1 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.6 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.1 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 5.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Johnson 290 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Frank Johnson 63 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Frank Johnson 126 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Frank Johnson 31 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Frank Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Frank Johnson 54 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Johnson .397 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Frank Johnson .276 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Johnson .857 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Johnson 15.6 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Johnson 3.3 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Frank Johnson 8.4 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Johnson 1.4 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Johnson 0.0 (1994) 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.