Reggie Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Reggie Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Reggie Johnson: 1980-81 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Reggie Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Reggie Johnson 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Reggie Johnson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Reggie Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Reggie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Reggie Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Reggie Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Reggie 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 Reggie Johnson 8.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Reggie Johnson 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reggie Johnson 2,564 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Reggie Johnson 1,238 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Reggie Johnson 262 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Reggie Johnson 128 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Reggie Johnson 169 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Reggie Johnson 305 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reggie Johnson .505 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Reggie Johnson .716 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reggie Johnson 10.9 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Reggie Johnson 6.0 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Reggie Johnson 1.0 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.6 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.8 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reggie Johnson 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Reggie Johnson 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Reggie Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reggie Johnson 100 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Reggie Johnson 39 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Reggie Johnson 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Reggie Johnson 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Reggie Johnson 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Reggie Johnson 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reggie Johnson .457 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Reggie Johnson .788 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reggie Johnson 12.7 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Reggie Johnson 4.9 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Reggie Johnson 2.3 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.6 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reggie Johnson 0.7 (1981) 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.