Obi Toppin vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Obi Toppin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Obi Toppin: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Obi Toppin 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Obi Toppin 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Obi Toppin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Obi Toppin 7.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Obi Toppin 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Obi Toppin 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Obi Toppin 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Obi Toppin 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Obi Toppin 2,241 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Obi Toppin 913 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Obi Toppin 300 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Obi Toppin 112 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Obi Toppin 103 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Obi Toppin 283 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Obi Toppin .520 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Obi Toppin .351 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Obi Toppin .768 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Obi Toppin 10.3 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Obi Toppin 3.9 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Obi Toppin 1.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Obi Toppin 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Obi Toppin 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Obi Toppin 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Obi Toppin 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Obi Toppin 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Obi Toppin 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Obi Toppin 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Obi Toppin 162 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Obi Toppin 79 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Obi Toppin 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Obi Toppin 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Obi Toppin 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Obi Toppin 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Obi Toppin .460 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Obi Toppin .297 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Obi Toppin .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Obi Toppin 10.6 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Obi Toppin 5.4 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Obi Toppin 0.8 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Obi Toppin 0.7 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Obi Toppin 0.3 (2023) 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.