| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Chuck Cooper GF
Charles Cooper
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 210 lbs (95kg)
Born: Sep 29, 1926 (Passed away Feb 5, 1984, aged 57)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality: United States
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1950 Round 2, Pick 1, Boston Celtics
Pre-Draft Team: Duquesne (Sr)
High School: Westinghouse High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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Chuck Cooper Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 33.9% | .0% | 74.3% |
NBA Career
6 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 66 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 2.6 | - | - | - | .344 | - | .753 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 66 | 29.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | .361 | - | .741 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 70 | 28.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 | - | - | - | .337 | - | .758 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 70 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .299 | - | .672 |
| 1954-55 | 28 | MIL | 70 | 25.0 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 2.2 | - | - | - | .339 | - | .751 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | STH, FWP | 67 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .328 | - | .752 |
| CAREER | 409 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | - | - | - | .339 | - | .743 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 66 | - | 0.0 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .344 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 4.0 | .753 | - | - | 8.5 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 66 | - | 29.9 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 8.3 | .361 | - | - | - | 2.3 | 3.0 | .741 | - | - | 7.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 70 | - | 28.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 6.7 | .337 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2.7 | .758 | - | - | 6.3 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 70 | - | 15.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .299 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.7 | .672 | - | - | 4.3 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| 1954-55 | 28 | MIL | 70 | - | 25.0 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 8.1 | .339 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 3.6 | .751 | - | - | 5.5 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | All Teams | 67 | - | 17.1 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | .328 | - | - | - | 1.5 | 2.0 | .752 | - | - | 3.6 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | STH | 35 | - | 16.4 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 | .337 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.4 | .738 | - | - | 3.9 | 1.7 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | FWP | 32 | - | 17.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | .316 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | .776 | - | - | 3.2 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| CAREER | 409 | - | 23.2 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 6.7 | .339 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2.8 | .743 | - | - | 5.9 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 66 | - | 0 | 615 | 207 | 601 | .344 | - | - | - | 201 | 267 | .753 | - | - | 562 | 174 | - | - | - | 219 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 66 | - | 1,976 | 543 | 197 | 545 | .361 | - | - | - | 149 | 201 | .741 | - | - | 502 | 134 | - | - | - | 219 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 70 | - | 1,994 | 458 | 157 | 466 | .337 | - | - | - | 144 | 190 | .758 | - | - | 439 | 112 | - | - | - | 258 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 70 | - | 1,101 | 234 | 78 | 261 | .299 | - | - | - | 78 | 116 | .672 | - | - | 304 | 74 | - | - | - | 150 |
| 1954-55 | 28 | MIL | 70 | - | 1,749 | 573 | 193 | 569 | .339 | - | - | - | 187 | 249 | .751 | - | - | 385 | 151 | - | - | - | 210 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | All Teams | 67 | - | 1,144 | 302 | 101 | 308 | .328 | - | - | - | 100 | 133 | .752 | - | - | 239 | 89 | - | - | - | 140 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | STH | 35 | - | 574 | 178 | 58 | 172 | .337 | - | - | - | 62 | 84 | .738 | - | - | 138 | 61 | - | - | - | 71 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | FWP | 32 | - | 570 | 124 | 43 | 136 | .316 | - | - | - | 38 | 49 | .776 | - | - | 101 | 28 | - | - | - | 69 |
| CAREER | 409 | - | 7,964 | 2,725 | 933 | 2,750 | .339 | - | - | - | 859 | 1,156 | .743 | - | - | 2,431 | 734 | - | - | - | 1,196 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 66 | - | .428 | .344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.7 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 66 | - | .429 | .361 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.3 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 14.8 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 70 | - | .417 | .337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 13.8 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 70 | - | .375 | .299 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.1 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 12.1 |
| 1954-55 | 28 | MIL | 70 | - | .422 | .339 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 13.3 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | All Teams | 67 | - | .412 | .328 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 9.4 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | STH | 35 | - | .426 | .337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 11.8 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | FWP | 32 | - | .394 | .316 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.2 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 7.8 |
| CAREER | 409 | - | .418 | .339 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 11.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | - | - | 0.4 | 37 | 29 | .561 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .155 | - | - | 0.4 | 39 | 27 | .591 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .124 | - | - | 0.4 | 45 | 25 | .643 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .068 | - | - | 0.4 | 40 | 30 | .571 | -0.7 | 0.7 | - |
| 1954-55 | 28 | MIL | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | - | - | 0.4 | 25 | 45 | .357 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | All Teams | 67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | - | - | 0.4 | 28 | 39 | .418 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | STH | 35 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 | - | - | 0.5 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1955-56 * | 29 | FWP | 32 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .030 | - | - | 0.4 | 15 | 17 | .469 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| CAREER | 409 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .106 | - | - | 0.4 | 214 | 195 | .523 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 10.5 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .333 | - | .400 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 3 | 42.7 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .320 | - | .895 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 6 | 32.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2.3 | - | - | - | .396 | - | .815 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 6 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .500 | - | .727 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | FWP | 9 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | - | - | - | .192 | - | .667 |
| CAREER | 26 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .346 | - | .785 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 2 | - | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | .333 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.5 | .400 | - | - | 6.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 3 | - | 42.7 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 8.3 | .320 | - | - | - | 5.7 | 6.3 | .895 | - | - | 5.3 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 6 | - | 32.5 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .396 | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.5 | .815 | - | - | 6.5 | 2.3 | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 6 | - | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .500 | - | - | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .727 | - | - | 5.2 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | FWP | 9 | - | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | .192 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | .667 | - | - | 1.9 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| CAREER | 26 | - | 20.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 | .346 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.5 | .785 | - | - | 4.5 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 2 | - | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 | .333 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | .400 | - | - | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 3 | - | 128 | 33 | 8 | 25 | .320 | - | - | - | 17 | 19 | .895 | - | - | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 6 | - | 195 | 60 | 19 | 48 | .396 | - | - | - | 22 | 27 | .815 | - | - | 39 | 14 | - | - | - | 27 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 6 | - | 108 | 24 | 8 | 16 | .500 | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | .727 | - | - | 31 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | FWP | 9 | - | 59 | 12 | 5 | 26 | .192 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | .667 | - | - | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| CAREER | 26 | - | 490 | 139 | 44 | 127 | .346 | - | - | - | 51 | 65 | .785 | - | - | 116 | 27 | - | - | - | 78 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 2 | - | .352 | .333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.3 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 3 | - | .495 | .320 | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 121.5 | - | 1.3 | - | - | 8.5 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 6 | - | .501 | .396 | - | - | - | 16.5 | - | - | - | - | 121.1 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 16.3 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 6 | - | .576 | .500 | - | - | - | 7.5 | - | - | - | - | 122.7 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 12.8 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | FWP | 9 | - | .220 | .192 | - | - | - | 5.7 | - | - | - | - | 85.9 | - | 0.5 | - | - | 1.2 |
| CAREER | 26 | - | .447 | .346 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113.1 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 10.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 24 | BOS | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | - | - | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | - | - | - |
| 1951-52 | 25 | BOS | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .126 | - | - | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| 1952-53 | 26 | BOS | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | - | - | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0.3 | - | 0.4 |
| 1953-54 | 27 | BOS | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .072 | - | - | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 1955-56 | 29 | FWP | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .021 | - | - | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | .444 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| CAREER | 26 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | - | - | 0.5 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1950 | The Boston Celtics selected Chuck Cooper in Round 2 with Pick 1 in the 1950 NBA Draft. |
| Sep 1, 1950 | Chuck Cooper signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics. |
| May 28, 1954 | Chuck Cooper was acquired by the Milwaukee Hawks from the Boston Celtics in a trade. |
| Jan 16, 1956 | The Milwaukee Hawks placed the contract of Chuck Cooper on waivers. |
| Jan 18, 1956 | The Fort Wayne Pistons made a successful waiver claim for the contract of Chuck Cooper. |
| Jul 1, 1956 | Chuck Cooper, previously with the Fort Wayne Pistons, became a free agent. |
| Feb 5, 1984 | Chuck Cooper passed away. He was 57 years old at the time of his death. |