Howie McCarty vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Howie McCarty

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howie McCarty: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Howie McCarty 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howie McCarty 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Howie 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 Howie McCarty 1.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty 21 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Howie McCarty 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Howie McCarty 19 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty .122 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty .100 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty 1.1 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty 0.1 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howie McCarty - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Howie McCarty - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Howie McCarty 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howie McCarty - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howie McCarty - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howie McCarty - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howie McCarty - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howie McCarty - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Howie McCarty - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.