Rick Barry vs. Joe Cooper Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Cooper and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Joe Cooper

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Joe Cooper 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Joe Cooper 3

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Joe Cooper 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Joe Cooper 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Joe Cooper 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Joe Cooper 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Joe Cooper 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Joe Cooper 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Joe Cooper 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Joe Cooper 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Joe Cooper 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Joe Cooper 4.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Joe Cooper 0.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Joe Cooper 0.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Joe Cooper 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Joe Cooper 109

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Joe Cooper 97

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Joe Cooper 19

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Joe Cooper 11

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Joe Cooper 21

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Joe Cooper 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Joe Cooper .506

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Joe Cooper -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Joe Cooper .543

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Joe Cooper -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Joe Cooper -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Joe Cooper -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Joe Cooper -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Joe Cooper -

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Joe Cooper -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Joe Cooper -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Joe Cooper -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Joe Cooper -

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Joe Cooper -

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Joe Cooper 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Joe Cooper -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Joe Cooper -

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Joe Cooper -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Joe Cooper -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Joe Cooper -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Joe Cooper -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Joe Cooper -

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Joe Cooper -

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.