Johnny McCarthy vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Johnny McCarthy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny McCarthy 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny McCarthy 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny McCarthy 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny McCarthy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Johnny McCarthy 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny McCarthy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 7.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 2,450 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 1,145 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 1,184 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 316 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .353 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .622 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 159 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 96 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 132 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .733 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - 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.