Chuck Cooper vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Chuck Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Chuck Cooper 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.