Joe Cooper vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Joe Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Joe Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Joe Cooper - LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Joe Cooper - LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - LeBron James 275

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - LeBron James 1.8 (2010)