Norris Cole vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Norris Cole 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

Norris Cole

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norris Cole: 2011-12 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norris Cole 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Norris Cole 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Norris Cole 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Norris Cole 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norris Cole 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norris Cole 2,506 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Norris Cole 702 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Norris Cole 981 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Norris Cole 280 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Norris Cole 34 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Norris Cole 360 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norris Cole .407 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Norris Cole .324 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norris Cole .743 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norris Cole 10.6 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 3.4 (2016) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 3.7 (2016) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.9 (2014) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.2 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norris Cole 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norris Cole 295 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Norris Cole 79 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Norris Cole 98 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Norris Cole 31 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Norris Cole 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Norris Cole 68 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norris Cole .421 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Norris Cole .382 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norris Cole .783 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norris Cole 8.8 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 1.9 (2013) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 2.0 (2013) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.7 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.3 (2017) 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.