Darwin Cook vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Darwin Cook 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.