Joe Cooper vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Richard Jefferson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)