Sam Bowie vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Bowie 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) 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.