Walter McCarty vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Walter McCarty

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter McCarty: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walter McCarty 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walter McCarty 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walter McCarty 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter McCarty 3,056 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walter McCarty 1,554 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walter McCarty 670 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walter McCarty 380 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walter McCarty 173 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walter McCarty 593 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter McCarty .392 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walter McCarty .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter McCarty .698 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 9.6 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 4.4 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 2.2 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 1.3 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.5 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 4.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter McCarty 183 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walter McCarty 105 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walter McCarty 37 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walter McCarty 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walter McCarty 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walter McCarty 46 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter McCarty .457 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walter McCarty .348 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter McCarty .722 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter McCarty 9.9 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walter McCarty 5.3 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter McCarty 2.2 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter McCarty 0.8 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter McCarty 0.5 (2004) 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.