Fatty Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Fatty Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fatty Taylor 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fatty Taylor 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fatty 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 Fatty Taylor 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fatty Taylor 301 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fatty Taylor 211 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fatty Taylor 288 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fatty Taylor 132 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fatty Taylor 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fatty Taylor 79 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fatty Taylor .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fatty Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fatty Taylor .569 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fatty Taylor 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fatty Taylor 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fatty Taylor - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fatty Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fatty Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977) 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.