Ron Carter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ron Carter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Carter: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Carter 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Carter 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 176 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 64 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Carter 34 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ron Carter 19 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ron Carter 59 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter .623 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 3.1 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.7 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Carter 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ron Carter 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Carter .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ron Carter - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Carter - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Carter 0.0 (1979) 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.