Tom Tolbert vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Tolbert 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Tolbert 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Tolbert 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Tolbert 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Tolbert 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Tolbert 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Tolbert 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Tolbert 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 Tolbert 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Tolbert 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Tolbert 2,030 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Tolbert 1,251 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Tolbert 285 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Tolbert 116 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Tolbert 109 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Tolbert 312 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Tolbert .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Tolbert .296 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Tolbert .716 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Tolbert 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Tolbert 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Tolbert 32 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Tolbert 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Tolbert 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Tolbert 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Tolbert 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Tolbert 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Tolbert .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Tolbert .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Tolbert .273 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991) 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.