Thomas Welsh vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Thomas Welsh

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Welsh: 2018-19 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Welsh 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Welsh 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Welsh 18 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Thomas Welsh 4 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Thomas Welsh 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Thomas Welsh 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Welsh .538 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Thomas Welsh .429 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Welsh .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Welsh 1.6 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.4 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.5 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Welsh 0.0 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Thomas Welsh 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Welsh - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Thomas Welsh - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Welsh - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Welsh - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Welsh - 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.