Otis Thorpe vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Otis Thorpe

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Thorpe 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Otis Thorpe 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Otis Thorpe 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Otis Thorpe 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Otis Thorpe 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Thorpe 14.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Otis Thorpe 8.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Otis Thorpe 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Thorpe 17,600 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Otis Thorpe 10,370 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Otis Thorpe 2,730 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Otis Thorpe 840 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Otis Thorpe 501 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Otis Thorpe 1,257 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Thorpe .546 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Otis Thorpe .047 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Thorpe .687 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Thorpe 10.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Otis Thorpe 7.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Otis Thorpe 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Thorpe 790 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Otis Thorpe 547 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Otis Thorpe 128 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Otis Thorpe 33 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Otis Thorpe 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Otis Thorpe 78 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Thorpe .569 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Otis Thorpe .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Thorpe .631 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994) 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.