Joe Cooper vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Joe 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 11

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)