Howard Porter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Howard Porter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howard Porter 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howard Porter 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howard Porter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 4,215 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 1,872 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Howard Porter 211 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Howard Porter 156 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Howard Porter 212 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Howard Porter 457 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .802 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 13.2 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 5.9 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Porter 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 4.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 0.7 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Porter 335 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Howard Porter 152 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Howard Porter 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Howard Porter 18 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Howard Porter 15 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Howard Porter 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Porter .459 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Howard Porter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Porter .846 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Porter 20.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Porter 6.7 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howard Porter 0.8 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) * 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.