Brian Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Brian Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Taylor: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Brian Taylor 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brian Taylor 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Brian 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 Brian Taylor 12.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Taylor 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Brian Taylor 4.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Brian Taylor 1.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Brian Taylor 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Taylor 4,064 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Brian Taylor 797 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Brian Taylor 1,476 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Brian Taylor 606 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Brian Taylor 82 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Brian Taylor 330 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Taylor .487 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Brian Taylor .376 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Taylor .803 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Taylor 17.0 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Taylor 3.3 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Brian Taylor 5.6 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brian Taylor 2.8 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brian Taylor 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Taylor - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Brian Taylor - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Brian Taylor - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Brian Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brian Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Taylor - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Brian Taylor - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Brian Taylor - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Brian Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Brian Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Brian Taylor 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Taylor - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Brian Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Brian 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. 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.