Lance Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lance Thomas 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Lance Thomas: 2011-12 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lance Thomas 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lance Thomas 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Thomas 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lance Thomas 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lance Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lance Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Thomas 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Thomas 2,050 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lance Thomas 1,021 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lance Thomas 266 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lance Thomas 148 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lance Thomas 55 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lance Thomas 399 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Thomas .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lance Thomas .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Thomas .799 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Thomas 8.2 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Thomas 3.1 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lance Thomas 1.1 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lance Thomas 0.6 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Thomas 0.2 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lance Thomas 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lance Thomas 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lance Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lance Thomas 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lance Thomas 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lance Thomas 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lance Thomas 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lance Thomas 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lance Thomas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lance Thomas 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lance Thomas .200 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lance Thomas .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lance Thomas .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lance Thomas 1.3 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lance Thomas 1.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lance Thomas 0.0 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lance Thomas 0.3 (2020) 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.