Chuck Cooper vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Chuck Cooper 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

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.