Tom Copa vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Copa

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Copa 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa 48 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Copa 36 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Copa 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Copa 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Copa 33 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa .550 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa .308 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa 1.5 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa 1.1 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Copa - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Copa - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Copa - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Copa - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Copa - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Copa 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Copa - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Copa - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Copa - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Copa - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Copa - 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.