Neil Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Neil Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Neil Johnson: 1966-67 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Neil Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Neil Johnson 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Neil Johnson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Neil Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Neil Johnson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Neil Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Neil Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Neil 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 Neil Johnson 4.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnson 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Neil Johnson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Neil Johnson 798 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Neil Johnson 685 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Neil Johnson 217 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Neil Johnson 202 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Neil Johnson .426 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Neil Johnson .613 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Neil Johnson 5.8 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnson 5.0 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Neil Johnson 1.7 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Neil Johnson 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnson 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Neil Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Neil Johnson 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Neil Johnson 30 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Neil Johnson 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Neil Johnson 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Neil Johnson .324 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Neil Johnson .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Neil Johnson 5.8 (1967) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Neil Johnson 5.8 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Neil Johnson 1.3 (1967) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Neil Johnson - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.