James Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

James Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Johnson: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Johnson 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Johnson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James 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 James Johnson 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Johnson 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 5,822 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Johnson 2,710 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Johnson 1,606 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Johnson 581 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Johnson 653 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Johnson 774 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .300 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .678 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.8 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 4.9 (2017) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 3.8 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.1 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Johnson 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 115 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Johnson 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Johnson 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Johnson 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Johnson 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Johnson 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .467 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .464 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .545 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.4 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 6.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Johnson 4.8 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) 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.