Tim Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tim Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Thomas: 1997-98 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Thomas 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Thomas 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Thomas 11.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Thomas 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Thomas 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Thomas 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Thomas 9,454 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Thomas 3,379 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Thomas 1,272 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Thomas 609 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Thomas 300 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Thomas 824 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Thomas .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Thomas .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Thomas .758 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Thomas 14.7 (2004) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Thomas 5.1 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Thomas 2.7 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Thomas 1.0 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Thomas 0.6 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Thomas 13.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Thomas 5.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Thomas 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Thomas 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Thomas 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Thomas 731 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Thomas 280 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Thomas 76 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Thomas 32 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Thomas 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Thomas 55 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Thomas .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Thomas .436 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Thomas .772 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Thomas 17.8 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Thomas 6.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Thomas 3.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Thomas 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Thomas 1.0 (2003) 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.