Nate Johnston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nate Johnston 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

Nate Johnston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Johnston: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nate Johnston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Johnston 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Johnston 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Johnston 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate Johnston 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Johnston 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Johnston 46 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nate Johnston 23 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nate Johnston 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nate Johnston 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nate Johnston 21 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Johnston .375 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nate Johnston .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Johnston .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Johnston 2.2 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Johnston 1.1 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Johnston 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Johnston 0.1 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Johnston 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Johnston 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Johnston 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Johnston 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nate Johnston 6 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Johnston 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nate Johnston 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Johnston .545 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nate Johnston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Johnston 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Johnston 4.3 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Johnston 2.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Johnston 0.3 (1990) 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.