Kobe Bryant vs. Chuck Cooper Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chuck Cooper and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Chuck Cooper

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Chuck Cooper 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Chuck Cooper 6

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Chuck Cooper 5

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Chuck Cooper 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Chuck Cooper 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Chuck Cooper 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Chuck Cooper 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Chuck Cooper 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Chuck Cooper 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Chuck Cooper 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Chuck Cooper 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Chuck Cooper 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Chuck Cooper 5.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Chuck Cooper 1.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Chuck Cooper 2,725

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Chuck Cooper 2,431

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Chuck Cooper 733

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Chuck Cooper 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Chuck Cooper .339

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Chuck Cooper .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Chuck Cooper - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Chuck Cooper 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Chuck Cooper 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Chuck Cooper 1.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Chuck Cooper 139

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Chuck Cooper 116

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Chuck Cooper 27

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Chuck Cooper 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Chuck Cooper .346

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Chuck Cooper .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Chuck Cooper - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.