Don Carlson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Don Carlson 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

Don Carlson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Carlson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Carlson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Carlson 180 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Carlson 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - 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.