Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chuck Cooper Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chuck Cooper and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Chuck Cooper

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chuck Cooper 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Chuck Cooper 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Chuck Cooper 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Chuck Cooper 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chuck Cooper 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chuck Cooper 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Chuck Cooper 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Chuck Cooper 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Chuck Cooper 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Chuck Cooper 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chuck Cooper 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chuck Cooper 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Chuck Cooper 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chuck Cooper 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Chuck Cooper 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Chuck Cooper 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Chuck Cooper 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Chuck Cooper 2,725

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Chuck Cooper 2,431

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Chuck Cooper 733

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Chuck Cooper 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Chuck Cooper .339

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Chuck Cooper .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Chuck Cooper 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Chuck Cooper 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Chuck Cooper 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Chuck Cooper 139

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Chuck Cooper 116

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Chuck Cooper 27

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Chuck Cooper 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Chuck Cooper .346

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Chuck Cooper .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.