Bert Cook vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Bert Cook

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bert Cook 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bert Cook 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.