Howard Carter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Howard Carter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howard 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 Howard Carter 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.