Joe Cooke vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Joe Cooke

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooke: 1970-71 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooke 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooke 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooke 316 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Cooke 114 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Cooke 93 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Cooke 73 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooke .393 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooke .814 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooke 4.3 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke 1.6 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke 1.3 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooke - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Cooke - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Cooke - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Cooke 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooke - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooke - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooke - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooke - 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.