Tayshaun Prince vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tayshaun Prince

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tayshaun Prince: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tayshaun Prince 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tayshaun Prince 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tayshaun Prince 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tayshaun Prince 4 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tayshaun Prince 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tayshaun Prince 11.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tayshaun Prince 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tayshaun Prince 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tayshaun Prince 11,272 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tayshaun Prince 4,332 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tayshaun Prince 2,407 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tayshaun Prince 571 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tayshaun Prince 500 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tayshaun Prince 1,017 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tayshaun Prince .455 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tayshaun Prince .367 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tayshaun Prince .756 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tayshaun Prince 14.7 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tayshaun Prince 5.8 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tayshaun Prince 3.3 (2010) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.8 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tayshaun Prince 11.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tayshaun Prince 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tayshaun Prince 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tayshaun Prince 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tayshaun Prince 1,602 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tayshaun Prince 732 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tayshaun Prince 368 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tayshaun Prince 109 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tayshaun Prince 86 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tayshaun Prince 140 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tayshaun Prince .427 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tayshaun Prince .343 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tayshaun Prince .774 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tayshaun Prince 16.4 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tayshaun Prince 6.4 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tayshaun Prince 3.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tayshaun Prince 1.1 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tayshaun Prince 1.3 (2004) 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.