Joe Cooper vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)