Jeff Cook vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jeff Cook

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Cook: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Cook 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jeff Cook 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jeff Cook 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jeff Cook 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jeff Cook 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jeff Cook 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jeff Cook 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jeff 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 Jeff Cook 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cook 2,734 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jeff Cook 2,334 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jeff Cook 707 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jeff Cook 306 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jeff Cook 215 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jeff Cook 518 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cook .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cook .056 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cook .716 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 8.5 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 6.0 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.7 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cook 167 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jeff Cook 111 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jeff Cook 31 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jeff Cook 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jeff Cook 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jeff Cook 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cook .509 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cook .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cook .757 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 9.3 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 6.7 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.6 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 1.2 (1985) 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.