Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Cooke Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Cooke 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.

Joe Cooke

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Cooke: 1970-71 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Cooke 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Cooke 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Cooke 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Cooke 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Cooke 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Cooke 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Cooke 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Cooke 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joe Cooke 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joe Cooke 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Cooke 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Cooke 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Cooke 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Cooke 0

* Notes: 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 Joe Cooke 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Cooke 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Cooke 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Cooke 316

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Cooke 114

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Cooke 93

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Cooke 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Cooke .393

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Cooke .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Cooke 4.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Cooke 1.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Cooke 1.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Cooke - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Cooke -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Cooke -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Cooke -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Cooke -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Cooke -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Cooke -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Cooke 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Cooke -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Cooke -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Cooke -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Cooke -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Cooke -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Cooke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Cooke - 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.