Johnny Austin vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Johnny Austin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Austin: 1966-67 to 1966-67
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Austin 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Austin 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny Austin 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Austin 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin 23 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin 7 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Austin 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny Austin 4 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin .227 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin .813 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin 5.8 (1967) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin 1.8 (1967) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin 1.0 (1967) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Austin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Austin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Austin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny Austin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Austin - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Austin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Austin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Austin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Austin - 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.