Carl Nicks vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Nicks: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Carl Nicks 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Carl Nicks 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 Nicks 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Nicks 1,067 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Carl Nicks 297 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Carl Nicks 249 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Carl Nicks 132 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Carl Nicks 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Carl Nicks 156 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Nicks .462 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Carl Nicks .570 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Nicks 7.4 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks 2.9 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks 2.2 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks 0.9 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks 0.1 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Nicks - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Carl Nicks - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Carl Nicks - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Carl Nicks - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Carl Nicks - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Carl Nicks 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Nicks - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Carl Nicks - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Carl Nicks - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Carl Nicks - 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.