Carl Herrera vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Herrera 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Carl Herrera 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Carl Herrera 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Carl Herrera 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Carl Herrera 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Herrera 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Carl Herrera 0 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Carl Herrera 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Carl Herrera 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 Herrera 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 2,481 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 1,690 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Carl Herrera 261 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Carl Herrera 237 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 204 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 465 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .476 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Herrera 137 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Carl Herrera 98 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Carl Herrera 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Carl Herrera 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Carl Herrera 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Carl Herrera 41 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Herrera .451 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Carl Herrera .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Carl Herrera .711 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994) 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.