Bruce Bowen vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (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.