Billy Owens vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Billy Owens

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Owens: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Owens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Owens 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Owens 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Owens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Owens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Owens 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Billy Owens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy 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 Billy Owens 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 6.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 7,026 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 4,016 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Owens 1,704 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Owens 569 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 321 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Owens 600 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .481 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .291 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .629 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 16.5 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.1 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.2 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.8 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Owens 15.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 8.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 3.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Owens 169 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Owens 89 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Owens 40 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Owens 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Owens 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Owens 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Owens .496 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Owens .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Owens .644 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Owens 19.7 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Owens 10.0 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Owens 4.3 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Owens 2.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Owens 0.7 (1994) 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.