Terry Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Terry Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Taylor: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Terry Taylor 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Terry 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 Terry Taylor 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Taylor 453 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Terry Taylor 256 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Terry Taylor 61 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Terry Taylor 22 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Terry Taylor 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Terry Taylor 95 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Taylor .581 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Terry Taylor .288 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Terry Taylor .687 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Taylor 9.6 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor 5.2 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor 1.2 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor 0.2 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Taylor - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Terry Taylor - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Terry Taylor - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Terry Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Taylor - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Terry Taylor - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Terry Taylor - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Terry Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Terry Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Terry Taylor 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Taylor - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Terry Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Terry 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.