Joe Cooper vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Joe 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Bob Pettit - 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.