Bill Cartwright vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.