Keith Tower vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Keith Tower

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Tower: 1993-94 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Keith Tower 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Tower 1.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Tower 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Keith Tower 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Keith Tower 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Tower 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Tower 98 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Keith Tower 69 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Keith Tower 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Keith Tower 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Keith Tower 12 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Keith Tower 53 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Tower .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Keith Tower .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Tower .556 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Tower 2.4 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Tower 1.8 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Keith Tower 0.2 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Tower 0.4 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Tower 0.3 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Tower - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Keith Tower - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Keith Tower - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Keith Tower - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Keith Tower - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Keith Tower 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Tower - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Keith Tower - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Tower - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Tower - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Tower - 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.