Jay Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jay Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jay Taylor: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jay Taylor 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jay 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 Jay Taylor 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Taylor 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jay Taylor 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jay Taylor 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Taylor 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Taylor 51 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jay Taylor 11 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jay Taylor 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jay Taylor 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jay Taylor 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jay Taylor 17 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Taylor .404 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jay Taylor .231 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Taylor .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Taylor 3.0 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Taylor 0.6 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jay Taylor 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Taylor 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Taylor 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Taylor - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jay Taylor - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jay Taylor - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jay Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jay Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jay Taylor 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Taylor - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jay Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Jay Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Taylor - 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.