Wayne Cooper vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Wayne Cooper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Cooper: 1978-79 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wayne Cooper 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Cooper 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Wayne Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wayne 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 Wayne Cooper 7.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 6.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Cooper 7,777 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wayne Cooper 6,095 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wayne Cooper 852 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wayne Cooper 295 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wayne Cooper 1,535 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wayne Cooper 984 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Cooper .457 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wayne Cooper .146 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Cooper .736 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 13.1 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 7.9 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.5 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.5 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 2.9 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 5.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Cooper 434 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wayne Cooper 356 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wayne Cooper 56 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wayne Cooper 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Cooper 96 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wayne Cooper 74 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Cooper .445 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wayne Cooper .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Cooper .709 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Cooper 12.4 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Cooper 8.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wayne Cooper 1.3 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Cooper 0.5 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Cooper 2.4 (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. 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.