Red Owens vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Red Owens

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Red Owens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Red Owens 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Red Owens 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Red Owens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Red Owens 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Red Owens 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Red Owens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Red 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 Red Owens 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens 3.5 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Red Owens 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Red Owens 470 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Red Owens 102 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Red Owens 137 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Red Owens 90 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Red Owens .313 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Red Owens .614 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Red Owens 7.9 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens 3.5 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.2 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Red Owens 10.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Red Owens 80 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Red Owens 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Red Owens 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Red Owens 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Red Owens .292 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Red Owens .683 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Red Owens 10.0 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Red Owens - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Red Owens 2.4 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Red Owens - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Red Owens - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.