Chuck Cooper vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Chuck 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

Chuck Cooper

vs.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Chuck Cooper 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Chuck Cooper 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.