Caron Butler vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Caron Butler

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Caron Butler 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Caron Butler 881 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Caron Butler 65 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) 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.