Tom Owens vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Owens

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Owens 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Owens 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Owens 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 11.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 6.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 5,612 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 3,010 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Owens 984 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Owens 230 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Owens 259 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Owens 488 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .508 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Owens .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 18.5 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 9.0 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 3.7 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Owens 9.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 5.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Owens 159 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Owens 82 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Owens 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Owens 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Owens 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Owens 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Owens .528 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Owens - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Owens .676 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Owens 15.2 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Owens 7.0 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Owens 4.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Owens 1.3 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Owens 1.2 (1978) 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. 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.