Johnny High vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny High: 1979-80 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny High 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny High 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny High 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny High 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny High 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny High 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny High 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny High 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 High 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 1,396 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny High 617 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny High 525 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny High 325 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny High 86 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny High 274 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .105 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .619 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 8.4 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 2.8 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.6 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.4 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny High 4.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny High 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny High 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny High 79 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny High 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny High 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny High 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny High 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny High 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny High .413 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny High .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny High .531 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny High 5.3 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny High 3.3 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny High 2.5 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny High 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny High 0.3 (1983) 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.