Joe Cooper vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Joe Cooper 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)