Ron Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ron Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Johnson: 1960-61 to 1960-61
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Johnson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Johnson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron 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 Ron Johnson 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Johnson 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Johnson 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Johnson 37 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Johnson 29 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Johnson 2 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Ron Johnson 14 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Johnson .302 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Johnson .647 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Johnson 2.6 (1961) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Johnson 2.1 (1961) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Johnson 0.1 (1961) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Johnson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Johnson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Johnson - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Ron Johnson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Johnson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ron Johnson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Johnson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Ron 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.