Carl Shaeffer vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Carl Shaeffer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Carl Shaeffer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Carl Shaeffer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Carl Shaeffer 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Carl Shaeffer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Carl Shaeffer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Carl Shaeffer 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Carl Shaeffer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Carl Shaeffer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Shaeffer 165 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Carl Shaeffer 10 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Carl Shaeffer 46 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Carl Shaeffer 53 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Shaeffer .357 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Carl Shaeffer .583 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Carl Shaeffer 21 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Carl Shaeffer 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Carl Shaeffer 7 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Carl Shaeffer 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Carl Shaeffer .333 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Carl Shaeffer .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Carl Shaeffer - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Carl Shaeffer - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.