Stephen Thompson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Stephen Thompson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Thompson: 1991-92 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Stephen Thompson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Thompson 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Thompson 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Thompson 31 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Stephen Thompson 19 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Stephen Thompson 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Stephen Thompson 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Stephen Thompson 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Stephen Thompson 19 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Thompson .378 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Stephen Thompson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Thompson .375 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Thompson 1.6 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Thompson 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.4 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Thompson 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Stephen Thompson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Thompson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Stephen Thompson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Thompson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Stephen Thompson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Thompson - 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.