Rick Carlisle vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.