Austin Carr vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Austin Carr

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Austin Carr 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * 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. 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.