Ollie Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ollie Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ollie Johnson: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ollie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ollie Johnson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ollie Johnson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ollie Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ollie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ollie Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ollie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ollie 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 Ollie Johnson 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 5,341 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 2,280 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 1,212 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 455 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 224 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ollie Johnson 690 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .496 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ollie Johnson .150 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson .827 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.1 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 5.3 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 2.6 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.5 (1976) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 4.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 78 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 31 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 10 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 6 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ollie Johnson 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ollie Johnson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.7 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.8 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.2 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 (1975) * 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. 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.