Wesley Cox vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Wesley Cox

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wesley Cox: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wesley Cox 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wesley Cox 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Cox 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wesley Cox 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wesley Cox 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Cox 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wesley Cox 342 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wesley Cox 206 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wesley Cox 23 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wesley Cox 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wesley Cox 15 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wesley Cox 74 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wesley Cox .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wesley Cox - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wesley Cox .510 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wesley Cox 4.7 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Cox 3.3 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wesley Cox 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wesley Cox 0.5 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Cox 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wesley Cox - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wesley Cox - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wesley Cox - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wesley Cox - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wesley Cox - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wesley Cox 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wesley Cox - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wesley Cox - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wesley Cox - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wesley Cox - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Cox - 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.