Chuck Cooper vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Chuck Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Chuck Cooper 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.