Chuck Cooper vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Karl Malone 4

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.