Alex Caruso vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alex Caruso 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
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alex Caruso 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,942 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,237 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,216 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alex Caruso 581 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 218 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 432 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .758 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 7.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 409 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 129 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alex Caruso 130 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alex Caruso 74 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 33 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 54 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .428 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .803 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 9.2 (2025) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 2.0 (2025) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.