Fred Carter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Fred Carter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Carter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Fred Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred 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 Fred Carter 15.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * 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.