Fred Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Fred Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Taylor: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Taylor 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred 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 Fred Taylor 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Taylor 385 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Taylor 140 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Taylor 69 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Taylor 88 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Taylor .364 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Taylor .592 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Taylor 5.5 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor 1.6 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor 0.9 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Taylor - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Taylor - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Taylor - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Taylor 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Taylor - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Taylor - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Taylor - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.