Darwin Cook vs. Artis Gilmore Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Artis Gilmore and Darwin Cook, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Darwin Cook played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Artis Gilmore, who played 12. Darwin Cook had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Artis Gilmore had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Darwin Cook 8 7 1980-81 to 1988-89
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1980-811976-77
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 81 24.4 11.2 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.7 1.7 0.4 2.2 2.4 4.7 10.1 .468 0.1 0.3 .240 1.6 2.2 .733
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783

Season 2

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1981-821977-78
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 82 25.5 11.0 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.9 1.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.7 9.8 .482 0.1 0.4 .226 1.4 2.0 .728
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 2 43.0 14.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 4.5 1.0 1.0 4.5 3.5 6.5 16.5 .394 0.0 1.5 .000 1.0 3.0 .333
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1982-831978-79
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 82 32.0 13.2 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.5 2.4 0.6 2.9 2.6 5.4 12.0 .449 0.1 0.5 .211 2.3 3.0 .769
Artis Gilmore 82 39.8 23.7 3.6 9.1 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 3.8 3.4 9.2 16.0 .575 - - - 5.3 7.2 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 2 31.5 10.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.5 13.5 .333 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1983-841979-80
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 82 22.8 8.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.3 2.0 0.4 1.7 2.2 3.7 8.4 .443 0.1 0.6 .239 1.2 1.5 .754
Artis Gilmore 48 32.7 17.8 2.3 6.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 3.5 6.4 10.7 .595 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 7.2 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 11 16.8 7.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 2.8 1.4 0.0 1.9 2.4 2.7 7.5 .366 0.4 1.2 .308 1.5 2.2 .708
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1984-851980-81
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 58 18.3 8.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.7 7.8 .468 0.0 0.4 .087 0.8 0.9 .870
Artis Gilmore 82 34.5 17.9 2.7 7.4 10.1 2.1 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.6 6.7 10.0 .670 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.5 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 1 7.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Artis Gilmore 6 41.2 18.0 4.0 7.2 11.2 2.0 1.0 2.8 2.8 2.5 5.8 10.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 6.3 9.2 .691

Season 6

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1985-861981-82
Team New Jersey NetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 79 24.9 8.0 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.9 .426 0.1 0.7 .208 1.1 1.4 .757
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.5 2.7 7.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 2.8 3.5 6.7 10.2 .652 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.2 6.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 25.7 9.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 3.7 4.3 9.7 .448 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 2.0 .333
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1986-871982-83
Team Washington BulletsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 82 17.3 7.5 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.6 .426 0.0 0.3 .087 1.0 1.3 .796
Artis Gilmore 82 34.1 18.0 3.6 8.4 12.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 3.1 3.3 6.8 10.8 .626 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.0 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 13.7 4.7 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 8.0 .250 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500
Artis Gilmore 11 36.5 16.7 3.4 9.5 12.9 1.6 0.8 3.1 2.5 4.2 6.9 12.0 .576 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.2 .696

Note: Darwin Cook didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 8

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season 1988-891983-84
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 66 17.3 7.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.8 3.3 7.2 .456 0.1 0.6 .195 1.0 1.2 .808
Artis Gilmore 64 31.8 15.3 3.3 7.0 10.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.3 3.6 5.5 8.7 .631 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 6.1 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook 3 22.0 10.3 0.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 4.0 4.0 8.0 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 2.0 2.0 1.000
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season -1984-85
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 81 34.0 19.1 2.9 7.6 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 3.8 6.6 10.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 8.0 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 5 37.0 17.8 2.0 8.0 10.0 1.4 0.4 1.4 4.6 3.6 5.8 10.4 .558 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 9.0 .689

Season 10

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season -1985-86
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 71 33.7 16.7 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.4 6.0 9.6 .618 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.8 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 3 35.7 13.3 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 2.3 0.3 3.3 3.7 5.3 8.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 11

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season -1986-87
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 82 29.3 11.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.9 4.2 7.1 .597 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.3 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Darwin Cook Artis Gilmore
Season -1987-88
Team -Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 71 12.6 3.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 2.1 1.4 2.5 .547 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darwin Cook ------- --- ----------
Artis Gilmore 14 6.1 1.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500