Howie Shannon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howie Shannon 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howie Shannon 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howie Shannon 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 Shannon 10.8 Jerry West 27.0

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

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Shannon 1,323 Jerry West 25,192

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

Total Assists Howie Shannon 299 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Howie Shannon 122 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Shannon .355 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Howie Shannon .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

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

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Shannon - Jerry West 29.1

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

Assists Per Game Howie Shannon - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Shannon - Jerry West 4,457

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

Total Assists Howie Shannon - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Howie Shannon 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Shannon - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Howie Shannon - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Howie Shannon - 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.