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Jeff Cook

Jeffrey James Cook (Jeff)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: October 21, 1956 in West Covina, California
High School: Edgewood in West Covina, California
College: Idaho State University
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 3rd round (5th pick, 49th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 66 904 129 275 .469 0 3 .000 104 129 .806 90 151 241 84 28 18 71 102 362
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 79 2192 286 616 .464 0 5 .000 100 155 .645 170 297 467 201 82 54 146 236 672
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 76 22 1298 151 358 .422 0 2 .000 89 134 .664 112 189 301 100 37 23 80 174 391
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 75 22 1333 148 304 .487 0 3 .000 79 104 .760 119 216 335 102 39 31 105 181 375
1982-83 26 PHO NBA 45 2 551 61 142 .430 0 2 .000 41 54 .759 44 85 129 58 12 13 56 89 163
1982-83 26 CLE NBA 30 20 782 87 162 .537 0 1 .000 38 50 .760 75 131 206 44 27 18 49 92 212
1983-84 27 CLE NBA 81 21 1950 188 387 .486 1 2 .500 94 130 .723 174 310 484 123 68 47 91 282 471
1984-85 28 TOT NBA 72 5 1288 138 279 .495 0 1 .000 47 64 .734 122 192 314 62 30 23 48 203 323
1984-85 28 CLE NBA 18 3 440 46 105 .438 0 1 .000 17 27 .630 41 63 104 23 5 9 16 53 109
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 54 2 848 92 174 .529 0 0 30 37 .811 81 129 210 39 25 14 32 150 214
1985-86 29 TOT NBA 36 0 373 31 73 .425 0 1 .000 27 42 .643 33 53 86 21 13 11 14 65 89
1985-86 29 SAS NBA 34 0 356 28 67 .418 0 1 .000 26 41 .634 31 50 81 21 13 11 11 64 82
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 2 0 17 3 6 .500 0 0 1 1 1.000 2 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 7
1987-88 31 PHO NBA 33 0 359 14 59 .237 0 1 .000 23 28 .821 37 69 106 14 9 8 14 64 51
Career NBA 518 70 9697 1085 2351 .462 1 18 .056 563 786 .716 857 1477 2334 707 306 215 569 1307 2734

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 66 13.7 2.0 4.2 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .806 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 1.5 5.5
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 79 27.7 3.6 7.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.0 .645 2.2 3.8 5.9 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.8 3.0 8.5
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 76 22 17.1 2.0 4.7 .422 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .664 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.3 5.1
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 75 22 17.8 2.0 4.1 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.4 .760 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 5.0
1982-83 26 PHO NBA 45 2 12.2 1.4 3.2 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .759 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.0 3.6
1982-83 26 CLE NBA 30 20 26.1 2.9 5.4 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .760 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.1 7.1
1983-84 27 CLE NBA 81 21 24.1 2.3 4.8 .486 0.0 0.0 .500 1.2 1.6 .723 2.1 3.8 6.0 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 3.5 5.8
1984-85 28 TOT NBA 72 5 17.9 1.9 3.9 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .734 1.7 2.7 4.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.8 4.5
1984-85 28 CLE NBA 18 3 24.4 2.6 5.8 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.5 .630 2.3 3.5 5.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.9 6.1
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 54 2 15.7 1.7 3.2 .529 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 .811 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.8 4.0
1985-86 29 TOT NBA 36 0 10.4 0.9 2.0 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .643 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.8 2.5
1985-86 29 SAS NBA 34 0 10.5 0.8 2.0 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .634 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 2.4
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 2 0 8.5 1.5 3.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 3.5
1987-88 31 PHO NBA 33 0 10.9 0.4 1.8 .237 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .821 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.9 1.5
Career NBA 518 70 18.7 2.1 4.5 .462 0.0 0.0 .056 1.1 1.5 .716 1.7 2.9 4.5 1.4 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.5 5.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 66 904 5.1 11.0 .469 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.1 .806 3.6 6.0 9.6 3.3 1.1 0.7 2.8 4.1 14.4
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 79 2192 4.7 10.1 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.5 .645 2.8 4.9 7.7 3.3 1.3 0.9 2.4 3.9 11.0
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 76 22 1298 4.2 9.9 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.7 .664 3.1 5.2 8.3 2.8 1.0 0.6 2.2 4.8 10.8
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 75 22 1333 4.0 8.2 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.8 .760 3.2 5.8 9.0 2.8 1.1 0.8 2.8 4.9 10.1
1982-83 26 PHO NBA 45 2 551 4.0 9.3 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.5 .759 2.9 5.6 8.4 3.8 0.8 0.8 3.7 5.8 10.6
1982-83 26 CLE NBA 30 20 782 4.0 7.5 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .760 3.5 6.0 9.5 2.0 1.2 0.8 2.3 4.2 9.8
1983-84 27 CLE NBA 81 21 1950 3.5 7.1 .486 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.4 .723 3.2 5.7 8.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 1.7 5.2 8.7
1984-85 28 TOT NBA 72 5 1288 3.9 7.8 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .734 3.4 5.4 8.8 1.7 0.8 0.6 1.3 5.7 9.0
1984-85 28 CLE NBA 18 3 440 3.8 8.6 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.2 .630 3.4 5.2 8.5 1.9 0.4 0.7 1.3 4.3 8.9
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 54 2 848 3.9 7.4 .529 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.6 .811 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.4 6.4 9.1
1985-86 29 TOT NBA 36 0 373 3.0 7.0 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .643 3.2 5.1 8.3 2.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 6.3 8.6
1985-86 29 SAS NBA 34 0 356 2.8 6.8 .418 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .634 3.1 5.1 8.2 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 6.5 8.3
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 2 0 17 6.4 12.7 .500 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.000 4.2 6.4 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 2.1 14.8
1987-88 31 PHO NBA 33 0 359 1.4 5.9 .237 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .821 3.7 6.9 10.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.4 6.4 5.1
Career NBA 518 70 9697 4.0 8.7 .462 0.0 0.1 .056 2.1 2.9 .716 3.2 5.5 8.7 2.6 1.1 0.8 2.1 4.9 10.1

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 66 904 14.4 .546 .469 11.2 18.0 14.6 12.2 1.4 1.1 17.6 17.7 108 102 1.1 1.3 2.4 .126
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 79 2192 11.2 .491 .464 8.7 14.7 11.7 11.8 1.7 1.4 17.6 14.8 100 100 0.6 3.8 4.5 .098
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 76 1298 10.2 .469 .422 9.8 15.7 12.8 10.0 1.4 1.0 16.1 15.8 98 103 0.0 2.0 2.0 .073
1982-83 26 TOT NBA 75 1333 11.3 .536 .487 10.1 18.2 14.1 10.1 1.4 1.3 23.1 14.1 100 103 0.5 1.7 2.2 .078
1982-83 26 PHO NBA 45 551 9.0 .492 .430 9.2 16.3 12.9 13.3 1.0 1.3 25.3 16.4 92 101 -0.2 0.8 0.6 .052
1982-83 26 CLE NBA 30 782 12.9 .576 .537 10.7 19.5 15.0 7.9 1.7 1.3 21.0 12.5 108 105 0.7 0.8 1.6 .095
1983-84 27 CLE NBA 81 1950 11.2 .530 .487 9.8 18.7 14.1 8.4 1.7 1.4 17.0 11.4 109 107 1.4 2.2 3.7 .090
1984-85 28 TOT NBA 72 1288 9.6 .526 .495 10.8 16.3 13.6 6.0 1.1 1.0 13.5 11.1 112 109 1.2 1.1 2.3 .085
1984-85 28 CLE NBA 18 440 8.8 .466 .438 10.1 15.5 12.8 6.8 0.5 1.1 12.0 12.1 104 110 0.2 0.3 0.5 .056
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 54 848 10.0 .562 .529 11.1 16.7 14.0 5.6 1.4 0.9 14.4 10.5 117 109 1.0 0.8 1.8 .100
1985-86 29 TOT NBA 36 373 9.3 .486 .425 10.4 15.7 13.1 6.8 1.6 1.7 13.3 11.4 108 107 0.2 0.4 0.6 .080
1985-86 29 SAS NBA 34 356 9.4 .482 .418 10.2 15.6 13.0 7.1 1.7 1.7 11.5 10.9 110 107 0.3 0.4 0.7 .088
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 2 17 6.8 .543 .500 13.0 18.9 16.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.8 22.4 80 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.075
1987-88 31 PHO NBA 33 359 5.7 .358 .237 11.5 21.8 16.6 4.5 1.2 1.3 16.4 9.7 92 110 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .017
Career NBA 518 9697 10.9 .507 .462 9.9 16.9 13.4 9.5 1.5 1.3 17.4 13.6 104 104 4.9 12.8 17.7 .088

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 7 98 16 24 0 0 22 26 5 21 7 4 2 5 10 54 .667 .846 14.0 7.7 3.0 1.0
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 7 206 25 54 1 1 14 19 17 47 11 1 0 10 29 65 .463 1.000 .737 29.4 9.3 6.7 1.6
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 7 45 4 8 0 0 0 0 6 9 7 2 2 2 5 8 .500 6.4 1.1 1.3 1.0
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 5 98 9 18 0 1 17 25 6 29 4 5 6 6 23 35 .500 .000 .680 19.6 7.0 5.8 0.8
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 4 21 1 4 0 0 3 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 4 5 .250 .750 5.3 1.3 1.3 0.5
Career NBA 30 468 55 108 1 2 56 74 35 111 31 12 10 23 71 167 .509 .500 .757 15.6 5.6 3.7 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1979-80 23 PHO NBA 7 98 22.9 .762 .667 5.6 17.7 11.7 9.5 2.0 1.1 12.4 17.0 143 106 0.5 0.1 0.5 .268
1980-81 24 PHO NBA 7 206 11.0 .521 .472 9.5 15.6 12.7 8.5 0.3 0.0 13.8 15.5 108 99 0.2 0.4 0.6 .136
1981-82 25 PHO NBA 7 45 13.0 .500 .500 14.0 7.6 10.9 17.8 2.1 2.4 20.0 8.7 118 114 0.1 0.0 0.1 .071
1984-85 28 SAS NBA 5 98 13.2 .603 .500 7.7 25.6 17.2 5.3 2.3 3.3 17.1 14.6 114 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 .111
1985-86 29 UTA NBA 4 21 8.7 .434 .250 4.8 22.0 12.9 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.9 118 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 .082
Career NBA 30 468 14.0 .594 .514 8.5 17.7 13.3 9.0 1.2 1.1 14.1 14.8 119 105 0.9 0.6 1.5 .150

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jeff Cook 4.5 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.1
Jackie Moreland 90.2 5.3 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.1
David Benoit 90.0 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
John Brown 89.9 4.2 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.1
Derek Strong 88.2 4.4 4.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.0
Danny Vranes 87.2 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.6
Howard Porter 86.3 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
Earl Lloyd 86.3 5.2 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.6
Fred Roberts 86.0 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.2
Kwame Brown 85.5 4.9 3.6 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.6
Scott Williams 85.3 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Jeff Cook 4.5 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 0.6 0.1
Jackie Moreland 90.2 5.3 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.1
David Benoit 90.0 4.6 3.9 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.6 0.7
John Brown 89.9 4.2 3.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.1
Derek Strong 87.5 4.4 4.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0
Danny Vranes 87.2 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.6
Howard Porter 86.3 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.1 1.0
Earl Lloyd 85.1 5.2 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.4
Bill Calhoun 84.0 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Kwame Brown 83.6 4.9 3.6 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 -0.1
Ryan Gomes 82.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 2.5 2.5 2.4

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1974-75 18 IDAHOST 20 19 45 6 12 51 44 .422 .500 2.2 2.6
1975-76 19 IDAHOST 24 42 95 26 44 108 110 .442 .591 4.6 4.5
1976-77 20 IDAHOST 30 143 267 37 60 259 323 .536 .617 10.8 8.6
1977-78 21 IDAHOST 26 134 274 104 139 302 372 .489 .748 14.3 11.6
Career 100 338 681 173 255 720 849 .496 .678 8.5 7.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (981)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 3rd round (49th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

October 2, 1978: Waived by the Kansas City Kings.

May 22, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

February 7, 1983: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with a 1983 1st round draft pick (Roy Hinson) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Derrick Hord) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite).

December 14, 1984: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the San Antonio Spurs for Edgar Jones and cash.

February 15, 1986: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with Marc Iavaroni to the Utah Jazz for Jeff Wilkins.

October 28, 1986: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

October 2, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

June 30, 1988: Released by the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 San Antonio Spurs NBA $150,566
1987-88 Phoenix Suns NBA $175,000
Career (may be incomplete) $325,566

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