Joe Cooper vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

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

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 9

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)