Joe Caldwell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Joe Caldwell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Caldwell: 1964-65 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Caldwell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Caldwell 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Caldwell 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Caldwell 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Caldwell 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Caldwell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Caldwell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Caldwell 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Caldwell 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Caldwell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Caldwell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Caldwell 15.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Caldwell 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Caldwell 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Caldwell 7,127 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Caldwell 2,367 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Caldwell 1,257 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Caldwell 468 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Caldwell .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Caldwell .634 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Caldwell 21.1 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Caldwell 6.7 (1965) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Caldwell 4.0 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Caldwell 15.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Caldwell 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Caldwell 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Caldwell 716 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Caldwell 215 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Caldwell 119 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Caldwell 45 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Caldwell .449 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Caldwell .560 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Caldwell 25.0 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Caldwell 5.5 (1966) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Caldwell 4.2 (1970) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Caldwell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Caldwell - 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.