Butch Carter vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Butch Carter 361 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Butch Carter - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Butch Carter - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Butch Carter - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Butch Carter 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - 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.