Joe Cooper vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)