Steve Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Steve Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Johnson: 1981-82 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Johnson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Johnson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Johnson 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve 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 Steve Johnson 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Johnson 7,345 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Johnson 3,450 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Johnson 777 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Johnson 290 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Johnson 530 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Johnson 626 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Johnson .572 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Johnson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Johnson .634 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 16.8 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 7.2 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 2.0 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.6 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 1.1 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 8.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Johnson 111 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Johnson 57 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Johnson 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Johnson 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Johnson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Johnson 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Johnson .407 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Johnson .627 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Johnson 20.8 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Johnson 10.0 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Johnson 0.7 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Johnson 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Johnson 0.3 (1986) 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.