Jack Cotton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jack Cotton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Cotton: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jack Cotton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jack Cotton 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Cotton 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton 276 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jack Cotton 65 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jack Cotton 54 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton .292 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton .509 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton 5.1 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton 1.2 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Cotton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jack Cotton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jack Cotton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Cotton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Cotton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Cotton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jack Cotton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Cotton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Cotton - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.