Johnny Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Johnny Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Taylor: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Johnny Taylor 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Johnny 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 Johnny Taylor 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Taylor 256 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Johnny Taylor 120 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Johnny Taylor 26 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Johnny Taylor 32 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Johnny Taylor 20 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Johnny Taylor 54 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Taylor .402 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Johnny Taylor .394 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Taylor .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Taylor 5.8 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor 2.8 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.8 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor 0.5 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Johnny Taylor - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Johnny Taylor 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Taylor - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Taylor - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Johnny 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.