Donell Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Donell Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donell Taylor: 2005-06 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Donell Taylor 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Donell Taylor 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donell Taylor 266 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Donell Taylor 106 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Donell Taylor 90 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Donell Taylor 47 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Donell Taylor 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Donell Taylor 98 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donell Taylor .395 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Donell Taylor .206 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donell Taylor .641 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 2.7 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.1 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.6 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donell Taylor 3 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Donell Taylor 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Donell Taylor 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Donell Taylor 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Donell Taylor 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Donell Taylor 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donell Taylor .143 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Donell Taylor .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donell Taylor 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donell Taylor 1.5 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Donell Taylor 1.5 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donell Taylor 2.0 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donell Taylor 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donell Taylor 0.0 (2007) 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.