Taj Gibson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Taj Gibson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Taj Gibson: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Taj Gibson 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Taj Gibson 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Taj Gibson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taj Gibson 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Taj Gibson 5.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Taj Gibson 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Taj Gibson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Taj Gibson 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taj Gibson 8,290 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Taj Gibson 5,607 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Taj Gibson 925 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Taj Gibson 521 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Taj Gibson 946 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Taj Gibson 965 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taj Gibson .517 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Taj Gibson .263 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taj Gibson .713 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taj Gibson 13.0 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Taj Gibson 7.5 (2010) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Taj Gibson 1.5 (2016) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Taj Gibson 0.8 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Taj Gibson 1.4 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Taj Gibson 7.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Taj Gibson 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Taj Gibson 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Taj Gibson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Taj Gibson 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Taj Gibson 553 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Taj Gibson 346 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Taj Gibson 43 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Taj Gibson 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Taj Gibson 72 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Taj Gibson 71 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Taj Gibson .519 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Taj Gibson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Taj Gibson .709 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Taj Gibson 18.2 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Taj Gibson 7.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Taj Gibson 1.0 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Taj Gibson 1.6 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Taj Gibson 2.4 (2014) 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.