Chuck Cooper vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Chuck 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

Chuck Cooper

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Chuck Cooper 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Chuck Cooper 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

Notes: ** 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.