Sharife Cooper vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Sharife Cooper: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sharife Cooper 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sharife Cooper 7 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sharife Cooper 5 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sharife Cooper 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sharife Cooper 15 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sharife Cooper .214 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sharife Cooper .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sharife Cooper - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.5 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.0 (2026) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sharife Cooper 0.0 (2026) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sharife Cooper 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sharife Cooper - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sharife Cooper - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sharife Cooper - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sharife Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sharife Cooper - 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.