Josh Howard vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Josh Howard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Josh Howard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Josh Howard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Josh Howard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Josh Howard 507 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Josh Howard 66 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) 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.