Johnny Green vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Green: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Green 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Green 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Green 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Green 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Green 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Green 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny Green 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny Green 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 Green 11.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 8.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 12,281 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 9,083 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Green 1,449 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 1,057 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .493 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .553 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 18.1 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 13.3 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 2.4 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Green 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Green 160 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Green 107 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Green 13 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Johnny Green 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Green .583 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Green .433 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Green 13.7 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Green 9.0 (1966) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny Green 1.3 (1966) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny Green - 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.