Fred Cofield vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Fred Cofield

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Cofield: 1985-86 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Cofield 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Cofield 3.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Cofield 169 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Cofield 51 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Cofield 86 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Cofield 22 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Cofield 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Cofield 50 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Cofield .395 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Cofield .188 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Cofield .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Cofield 3.7 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield 1.8 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield 0.4 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield 0.1 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Cofield - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Cofield - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Cofield - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Cofield - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Cofield - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Cofield 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Cofield - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fred Cofield - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Cofield - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield - 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.