Linton Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Linton Johnson 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

Linton Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Johnson: 2003-04 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Linton Johnson 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Linton Johnson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 582 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 493 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Linton Johnson 65 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Linton Johnson 84 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 63 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Linton Johnson 151 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson .305 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson .699 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 4.3 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 4.5 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.7 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.9 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.8 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Johnson 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Linton Johnson 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Linton Johnson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Linton Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Linton Johnson 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Johnson .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Linton Johnson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Johnson 1.3 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Linton Johnson 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Johnson 0.0 (2009) 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.