Charles Oakley vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens and Charles Oakley 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Charles Oakley: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles Oakley 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Charles Oakley 19 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Charles Oakley 15 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Charles Oakley 1 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles Oakley 1 Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles Oakley 2 Red Owens 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 9.7 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 9.5 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.5 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.1 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 12,417 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 12,205 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Charles Oakley 3,217 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Charles Oakley 1,351 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 384 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Charles Oakley 1,282 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .471 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .253 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .761 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 14.6 (1990) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 13.1 (1987) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.6 (1987) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.6 (1998) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.6 (2001) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 10.8 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 10.0 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 2.0 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 1.2 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.3 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles Oakley 1,550 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Charles Oakley 1,445 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Charles Oakley 283 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Charles Oakley 178 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Charles Oakley 42 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Charles Oakley 144 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles Oakley .459 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Charles Oakley .366 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles Oakley .755 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles Oakley 20.0 (1987) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Charles Oakley 15.3 (1987) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Charles Oakley 3.7 (1995) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Charles Oakley 2.2 (1997) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Charles Oakley 0.7 (1986) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.