Al Carlson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Al Carlson: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Carlson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Carlson 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Carlson 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Carlson 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Carlson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Carlson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Carlson 72 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Carlson 73 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Carlson 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Carlson 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Carlson 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Carlson 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Carlson .342 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Carlson .621 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Carlson 2.6 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Carlson 2.6 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Carlson 0.5 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Carlson 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Carlson 0.4 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Carlson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Carlson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Carlson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Carlson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Carlson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Carlson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Carlson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Carlson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Carlson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Carlson - 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.