Tyrus Thomas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tyrus Thomas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyrus Thomas: 2006-07 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrus Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tyrus Thomas 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tyrus Thomas 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tyrus Thomas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tyrus Thomas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tyrus Thomas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tyrus Thomas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tyrus 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 Tyrus Thomas 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyrus Thomas 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tyrus Thomas 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tyrus Thomas 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrus Thomas 3,093 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tyrus Thomas 1,938 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tyrus Thomas 347 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tyrus Thomas 328 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tyrus Thomas 525 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tyrus Thomas 402 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrus Thomas .438 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tyrus Thomas .235 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrus Thomas .732 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrus Thomas 10.8 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrus Thomas 6.4 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.2 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.2 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.9 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrus Thomas 7.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tyrus Thomas 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tyrus Thomas 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tyrus Thomas 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrus Thomas 153 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tyrus Thomas 100 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tyrus Thomas 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tyrus Thomas 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tyrus Thomas 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tyrus Thomas 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrus Thomas .457 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tyrus Thomas .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrus Thomas .700 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrus Thomas 9.6 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrus Thomas 6.3 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tyrus Thomas 0.9 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyrus Thomas 1.0 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrus Thomas 2.9 (2009) 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.