Eddie Owens vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Eddie Owens

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eddie Owens: 1977-78 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eddie Owens 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Owens 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Owens 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eddie Owens 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eddie Owens 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Owens 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Owens 21 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eddie Owens 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eddie Owens 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eddie Owens 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eddie Owens 8 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Owens .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Eddie Owens - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Owens .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Owens 2.6 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Owens 1.3 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eddie Owens 0.6 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Owens 0.1 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Owens 0.0 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eddie Owens - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eddie Owens - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eddie Owens - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eddie Owens - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eddie Owens - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eddie Owens 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eddie Owens - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Eddie Owens - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eddie Owens - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eddie Owens - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eddie Owens - 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.