Joe Cooper vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Joe Cooper - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.