Bob Lanier vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor and Bob Lanier 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

Bob Lanier

vs.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

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.