Earl Tatum vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Tatum 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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.