Markus Howard vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Markus Howard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Markus Howard: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Markus Howard 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Markus Howard 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Markus 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 Markus Howard 3.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Markus Howard 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Markus Howard 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Markus Howard 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Markus Howard 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Markus Howard 231 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Markus Howard 33 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Markus Howard 25 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Markus Howard 13 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Markus Howard 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Markus Howard 68 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Markus Howard .382 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Markus Howard .341 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Markus Howard .844 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Markus Howard 4.1 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Markus Howard 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Markus Howard 0.5 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Markus Howard 0.3 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Markus Howard 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Markus Howard 4.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Markus Howard 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Markus Howard 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Markus Howard 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Markus Howard 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Markus Howard 42 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Markus Howard 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Markus Howard 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Markus Howard 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Markus Howard 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Markus Howard 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Markus Howard .405 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Markus Howard .423 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Markus Howard .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Markus Howard 4.7 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Markus Howard 0.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Markus Howard 0.4 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Markus Howard 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Markus Howard 0.1 (2021) 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.