Tate George vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tate George

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tate George: 1990-91 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tate George 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tate George 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tate George 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tate George 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tate George 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tate George 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tate George 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tate George 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tate George 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tate George 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tate George 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate George 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tate George 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tate George 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tate George 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tate George 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate George 736 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tate George 180 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tate George 325 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tate George 76 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tate George 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tate George 177 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate George .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tate George .071 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tate George .820 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate George 6.0 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tate George 1.5 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tate George 2.3 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tate George 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tate George 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tate George 3.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tate George 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tate George 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tate George 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tate George 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tate George 19 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tate George 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tate George 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tate George 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tate George 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tate George 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tate George .300 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tate George - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tate George .333 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tate George 3.8 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tate George 1.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tate George 3.0 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tate George 0.8 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tate George 0.3 (1992) 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.