Joe Cooper vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Cooper 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - 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.