Tal Skinner vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tal Skinner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tal Skinner: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tal Skinner 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tal Skinner 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tal Skinner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tal Skinner 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tal Skinner 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tal Skinner 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tal Skinner 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tal Skinner 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tal Skinner 660 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tal Skinner 608 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tal Skinner 152 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tal Skinner 99 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tal Skinner 24 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tal Skinner 145 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tal Skinner .434 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tal Skinner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tal Skinner .633 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tal Skinner 4.8 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tal Skinner 4.7 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tal Skinner 1.2 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tal Skinner 0.7 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tal Skinner 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tal Skinner 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tal Skinner 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tal Skinner 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tal Skinner 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tal Skinner 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tal Skinner 75 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tal Skinner 53 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tal Skinner 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tal Skinner 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tal Skinner 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tal Skinner 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tal Skinner .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tal Skinner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tal Skinner .735 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tal Skinner 6.2 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tal Skinner 4.2 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tal Skinner 1.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tal Skinner 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tal Skinner 0.3 (1976) 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.