Cotton Nash vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cotton Nash 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cotton Nash 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - 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.