Nick Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Nick Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Johnson: 2014-15 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Johnson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Johnson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick 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 Nick Johnson 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Johnson 74 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Johnson 39 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Johnson 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Johnson 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Johnson 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Johnson 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Johnson .347 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Johnson .238 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Johnson .680 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 2.6 (2015) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 1.4 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.3 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Johnson 12 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Johnson 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Johnson 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Johnson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Johnson 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Johnson .235 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Johnson .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Johnson 1.3 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Johnson 0.4 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Johnson 0.0 (2015) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Johnson 0.1 (2015) 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.