Rich Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rich Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Johnson: 1968-69 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Johnson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Johnson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Johnson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rich Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich 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 Rich Johnson 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Johnson 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Johnson 457 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Johnson 265 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Johnson 39 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Johnson 97 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Johnson .452 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich Johnson .613 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Johnson 8.0 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Johnson 5.0 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Johnson 0.5 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Johnson 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Johnson 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Johnson 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Johnson 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich Johnson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Johnson 1.0 (1969) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Johnson 1.0 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Johnson 0.0 (1969) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Johnson - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.