Chuck Cooper vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.