Howie Carl vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Howie Carl

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie Carl: 1961-62 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howie Carl 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howie Carl 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Carl 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Howie Carl 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Howie Carl 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Carl 170 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Howie Carl 39 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Howie Carl 57 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Howie Carl 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Carl .333 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Howie Carl .706 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie Carl 5.5 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Howie Carl 1.3 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Howie Carl 1.8 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie Carl - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Howie Carl - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Howie Carl - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie Carl - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Howie Carl - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Howie Carl - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Howie Carl 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie Carl - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Howie Carl - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Howie Carl - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie Carl - 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. ** 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.