Justus Thigpen vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Justus Thigpen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Justus Thigpen 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Justus Thigpen 48 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Justus Thigpen 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Justus Thigpen 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Justus Thigpen 0 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Justus Thigpen 0 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Justus Thigpen 19 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justus Thigpen .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Justus Thigpen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Justus Thigpen - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Justus Thigpen - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Justus Thigpen - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Justus Thigpen 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justus Thigpen - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Justus Thigpen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Justus Thigpen - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Justus Thigpen - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Justus Thigpen - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Justus Thigpen - * 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.