Jimmy Carruth vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jimmy Carruth

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Carruth: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Carruth 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Carruth 5 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jimmy Carruth 4 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Carruth 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jimmy Carruth 4 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Carruth .667 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Carruth 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.3 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.5 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Carruth 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth - 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.