Byron Houston vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Byron Houston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Houston: 1992-93 to 1995-96
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Byron Houston 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Byron Houston 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Byron Houston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 835 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 648 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Byron Houston 114 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Byron Houston 103 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Byron Houston 86 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Byron Houston 214 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .456 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston .256 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .676 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.3 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 4.0 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.9 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.6 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Houston 3.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Houston 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Byron Houston 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Byron Houston 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Byron Houston 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Byron Houston 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Byron Houston 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Houston .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Byron Houston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Houston .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Houston 5.0 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Houston 1.7 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Houston 1.0 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Byron Houston 0.3 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Byron Houston 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.