Jonathon Simmons vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jonathon Simmons

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathon Simmons: 2015-16 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jonathon Simmons 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jonathon Simmons 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jonathon Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathon Simmons 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathon Simmons 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jonathon Simmons 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathon Simmons 2,142 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jonathon Simmons 621 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jonathon Simmons 483 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jonathon Simmons 158 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jonathon Simmons 61 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jonathon Simmons 258 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathon Simmons .443 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jonathon Simmons .317 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathon Simmons .756 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathon Simmons 13.9 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathon Simmons 3.5 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jonathon Simmons 2.5 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.8 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.3 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathon Simmons 7.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathon Simmons 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jonathon Simmons 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathon Simmons 194 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jonathon Simmons 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jonathon Simmons 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jonathon Simmons 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jonathon Simmons 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jonathon Simmons 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathon Simmons .432 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jonathon Simmons .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathon Simmons .676 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathon Simmons 10.5 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathon Simmons 1.9 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jonathon Simmons 1.9 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.7 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathon Simmons 0.1 (2017) 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.