Joe Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Joe Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Thomas: 1970-71 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Thomas 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe 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 Joe Thomas 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Thomas 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Thomas 55 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Thomas 43 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Thomas 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Thomas 39 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Thomas .267 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Thomas .450 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Thomas 1.4 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Thomas 1.1 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Thomas 0.4 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Thomas - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Thomas - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Thomas - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Thomas 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Thomas - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Thomas - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Thomas - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Thomas - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.