Chuck Cooper vs. Andre Drummond Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Drummond and Chuck Cooper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chuck Cooper played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Andre Drummond, who played 12. Chuck Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Andre Drummond had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chuck Cooper 6 5 1950-51 to 1955-56
Andre Drummond 12 4 2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1950-512012-13
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 66 - 9.3 - - 8.5 2.6 - - - 3.3 3.1 9.1 .344 - - - 3.0 4.0 .753
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 2.7 .371
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 2 - 5.0 - - 6.5 1.5 - - - 4.0 2.0 6.0 .333 - - - 1.0 2.5 .400
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1951-522013-14
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 66 29.9 8.2 - - 7.6 2.0 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.3 .361 - - - 2.3 3.0 .741
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.0 .418
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 3 42.7 11.0 - - 5.3 1.3 - - - 5.7 2.7 8.3 .320 - - - 5.7 6.3 .895
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1952-532014-15
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 70 28.5 6.5 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 3.7 2.2 6.7 .337 - - - 2.1 2.7 .758
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 4.5 .389
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 6 32.5 10.0 - - 6.5 2.3 - - - 4.5 3.2 8.0 .396 - - - 3.7 4.5 .815
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1953-542015-16
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 70 15.7 3.3 - - 4.3 1.1 - - - 2.1 1.1 3.7 .299 - - - 1.1 1.7 .672
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 6 18.0 4.0 - - 5.2 0.7 - - - 3.5 1.3 2.7 .500 - - - 1.3 1.8 .727
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324

Season 5

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1954-552016-17
Team Milwaukee HawksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 70 25.0 8.2 - - 5.5 2.2 - - - 3.0 2.8 8.1 .339 - - - 2.7 3.6 .751
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season 1955-562017-18
Team St. Louis Hawks, Fort Wayne PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 67 17.1 4.5 - - 3.6 1.3 - - - 2.1 1.5 4.6 .328 - - - 1.5 2.0 .752
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper 9 6.6 1.3 - - 1.9 0.2 - - - 0.6 0.6 2.9 .192 - - - 0.2 0.3 .667
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2018-19
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429

Season 8

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2019-20
Team -Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2020-21
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700

Season 10

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2021-22
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.2 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600

Season 11

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2022-23
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.9 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Chuck Cooper Andre Drummond
Season -2023-24
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond 79 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.8 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Cooper ------- --- ----------
Andre Drummond ------- --- ----------