Maurice Taylor vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Maurice Taylor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Maurice Taylor: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Maurice Taylor 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Maurice Taylor 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Maurice 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 Maurice Taylor 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Taylor 5,889 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Maurice Taylor 2,452 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Maurice Taylor 623 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Maurice Taylor 246 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Maurice Taylor 259 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Maurice Taylor 534 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Taylor .466 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Maurice Taylor .152 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Taylor .711 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 17.1 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 6.5 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.6 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 9.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Maurice Taylor 49 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Maurice Taylor 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Maurice Taylor 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Maurice Taylor 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Maurice Taylor 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Maurice Taylor 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Maurice Taylor .474 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Maurice Taylor .765 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Maurice Taylor 9.8 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Maurice Taylor 3.2 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Maurice Taylor 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.0 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Maurice Taylor 0.2 (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.