Chuck Cooper vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Chuck Cooper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chuck Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.