Howie Rader vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Howie Rader

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie Rader: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howie Rader 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howie Rader 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Howie Rader 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Rader 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Howie Rader 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Rader 17 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Howie Rader 14 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Howie Rader 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Rader .156 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howie Rader .300 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Rader 1.3 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Howie Rader 1.1 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Rader - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Howie Rader - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Rader - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Howie Rader - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Howie Rader 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Rader - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howie Rader - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Rader - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howie Rader - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie Rader - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.