John Coughran vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

John Coughran

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Coughran: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Coughran 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Coughran 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Coughran 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Coughran 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Coughran 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Coughran 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Coughran 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Coughran 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Coughran 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Coughran 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Coughran 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Coughran 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Coughran 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Coughran 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Coughran 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Coughran 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Coughran 68 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Coughran 19 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Coughran 12 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Coughran 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Coughran 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Coughran 24 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Coughran .358 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Coughran .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Coughran .571 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Coughran 2.8 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Coughran 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Coughran 0.5 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Coughran 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Coughran 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Coughran - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Coughran - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Coughran - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Coughran - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Coughran - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Coughran 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Coughran - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Coughran - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Coughran - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Coughran - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Coughran - 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.