Vince Carter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Vince Carter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vince Carter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vince Carter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Vince Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vince Carter 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.