Jason Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jason Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jason Thompson: 2008-09 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jason Thompson 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jason Thompson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jason 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 Jason Thompson 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jason Thompson 6.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jason Thompson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jason Thompson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Thompson 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Thompson 5,210 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jason Thompson 3,880 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jason Thompson 635 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jason Thompson 283 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jason Thompson 414 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jason Thompson 588 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Thompson .496 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jason Thompson .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Thompson .657 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Thompson 12.5 (2010) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Thompson 8.5 (2010) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jason Thompson 1.7 (2010) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Thompson 0.7 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Thompson 1.0 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Thompson 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jason Thompson 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jason Thompson 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jason Thompson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Thompson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Thompson 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jason Thompson 11 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jason Thompson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jason Thompson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jason Thompson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jason Thompson 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Thompson .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jason Thompson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Thompson .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Thompson 0.8 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Thompson 1.1 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Thompson 0.0 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016) 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.