Carl Braun vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Carl Braun 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

Carl Braun

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Braun: 1947-48 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Braun 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Carl Braun 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Carl Braun 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Carl Braun 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Carl Braun 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Braun 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 2 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Carl Braun 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Carl Braun 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Carl Braun 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Carl Braun 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 13.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 10,625 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 2,122 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Carl Braun 2,892 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Carl Braun 788 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .383 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .804 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 16.5 (1958) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.6 (1958) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.5 (1958) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Braun 14.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 3.1 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Braun 561 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Carl Braun 81 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Carl Braun 108 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Carl Braun 40 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Braun .350 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Braun .812 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Braun 19.3 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Braun 4.7 (1955) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Braun 5.3 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Braun - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.