Juwan Howard vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Juwan Howard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Juwan Howard 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Juwan Howard 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Juwan Howard 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Juwan Howard 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Juwan Howard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Juwan Howard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Juwan Howard 1 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Juwan Howard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Juwan 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 Juwan Howard 13.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juwan Howard 16,159 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Juwan Howard 7,428 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Juwan Howard 2,663 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Juwan Howard 818 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Juwan Howard 312 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Juwan Howard 1,208 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juwan Howard .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Juwan Howard .120 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Juwan Howard .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 5.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Juwan Howard 270 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Juwan Howard 159 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Juwan Howard 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Juwan Howard 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Juwan Howard 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Juwan Howard 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Juwan Howard .393 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Juwan Howard .758 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997) 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.