Bob Carrington vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bob Carrington 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

Bob Carrington

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Carrington: 1977-78 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Carrington 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Carrington 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carrington 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Carrington 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Carrington 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carrington 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carrington 672 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Carrington 187 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Carrington 120 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Carrington 69 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Carrington 24 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Carrington 82 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carrington .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Carrington .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carrington .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carrington 8.8 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carrington 2.4 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Carrington 1.6 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Carrington 0.9 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carrington 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Carrington - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Carrington - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Carrington - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Carrington - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Carrington - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Carrington 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Carrington - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Carrington - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Carrington - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Carrington - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Carrington - 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. 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.