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Joe Cooper

Joseph Edward Cooper (Joe)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 1, 1957 in Houston, Texas
High School: Kashmere in Houston, Texas
College: University of Colorado
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 5th round (3rd pick, 95th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 NJN NBA 1 0 11 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2
1982-83 25 TOT NBA 20 4 333 37 72 .514 0 0 16 29 .552 42 44 86 17 9 20 32 49 90
1982-83 25 LAL NBA 2 0 11 1 4 .250 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 2
1982-83 25 WSB NBA 5 0 47 5 9 .556 0 0 5 9 .556 4 9 13 2 0 0 6 7 15
1982-83 25 SDC NBA 13 4 275 31 59 .525 0 0 11 20 .550 36 35 71 15 8 19 23 39 73
1984-85 27 SEA NBA 3 1 45 7 15 .467 0 0 3 6 .500 3 6 9 2 2 1 0 7 17
Career NBA 24 5 389 45 89 .506 0 0 19 35 .543 46 51 97 19 11 21 33 58 109

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 NJN NBA 1 0 11.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
1982-83 25 TOT NBA 20 4 16.7 1.9 3.6 .514 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .552 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.5 4.5
1982-83 25 LAL NBA 2 0 5.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.0
1982-83 25 WSB NBA 5 0 9.4 1.0 1.8 .556 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.8 .556 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.4 3.0
1982-83 25 SDC NBA 13 4 21.2 2.4 4.5 .525 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .550 2.8 2.7 5.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 1.8 3.0 5.6
1984-85 27 SEA NBA 3 1 15.0 2.3 5.0 .467 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.3 5.7
Career NBA 24 5 16.2 1.9 3.7 .506 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .543 1.9 2.1 4.0 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 24 NJN NBA 1 0 11 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 6.5 6.5
1982-83 25 TOT NBA 20 4 333 4.0 7.8 .514 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.1 .552 4.5 4.8 9.3 1.8 1.0 2.2 3.5 5.3 9.7
1982-83 25 LAL NBA 2 0 11 3.3 13.1 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 3.3 3.3 9.8 9.8 6.5
1982-83 25 WSB NBA 5 0 47 3.8 6.9 .556 0.0 0.0 3.8 6.9 .556 3.1 6.9 10.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 5.4 11.5
1982-83 25 SDC NBA 13 4 275 4.1 7.7 .525 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 .550 4.7 4.6 9.3 2.0 1.0 2.5 3.0 5.1 9.6
1984-85 27 SEA NBA 3 1 45 5.6 12.0 .467 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.8 .500 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.0 5.6 13.6
Career NBA 24 5 389 4.2 8.2 .506 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.2 .543 4.3 4.7 9.0 1.8 1.0 1.9 3.1 5.4 10.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 24 NJN NBA 1 11 1.3 .500 .500 10.2 10.4 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 10.9 78 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.026
1982-83 25 TOT NBA 20 333 10.4 .531 .514 13.4 16.0 14.6 6.4 1.3 3.5 27.4 13.8 94 107 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .028
1982-83 25 LAL NBA 2 11 -5.7 .250 .250 21.1 0.0 10.1 0.0 4.2 4.8 42.9 25.1 46 102 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.329
1982-83 25 WSB NBA 5 47 7.2 .579 .556 9.3 21.4 15.3 5.8 0.0 0.0 31.6 16.7 88 101 0.0 0.1 0.0 .023
1982-83 25 SDC NBA 13 275 11.6 .538 .525 13.8 15.8 14.7 6.8 1.4 4.0 25.3 12.8 99 108 0.1 0.2 0.2 .043
1984-85 27 SEA NBA 3 45 13.2 .482 .467 7.7 15.5 11.6 6.6 2.1 1.3 0.0 16.4 112 106 0.1 0.1 0.1 .117
Career NBA 24 389 10.5 .522 .506 12.7 15.8 14.2 6.3 1.3 3.1 24.0 14.0 96 107 0.0 0.3 0.3 .037

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Joe Cooper 0.2 0.1 0.0
Rich King 89.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
Tom Riker 68.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Jerome Whitehead 65.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Dan O'Sullivan 63.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Primoz Brezec 52.7 0.3 0.1 0.1
Coby Dietrick 50.9 0.3 0.1 0.0
Patrick O'Bryant 47.8 0.3 0.2 0.0
Paul Davis 46.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 38.8 0.2 0.0 0.0
Robert Werdann 36.6 0.2 0.0 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Joe Cooper 0.2 0.1 0.0
Tom Riker 68.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Rich King 68.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Dan O'Sullivan 57.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Patrick O'Bryant 45.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 38.8 0.2 0.0 0.0
Robert Werdann 36.6 0.2 0.0 -0.1
Paul Davis 35.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Oleksiy Pecherov 31.0 0.5 0.1 0.0
Chris Engler 18.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Alan Ogg 11.1 0.5 0.3 0.0

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 19 HOWARD 32 771 110 220 33 61 202 253 .500 .541 24.1 7.9 6.3
1977-78 20 HOWARD 33 788 250 516 90 138 457 590 .484 .652 23.9 17.9 13.8
1978-79 21 TULSA 18 322 62 131 28 50 125 152 .473 .560 17.9 8.4 6.9
1980-81 23 COLORADO 28 660 126 219 43 66 199 295 .575 .652 23.6 10.5 7.1
Career 111 2541 548 1086 194 315 983 1290 .505 .616 22.9 11.6 8.9

Transactions

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 5th round (95th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

November 3, 1981: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

September 20, 1982: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 8, 1982: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 18, 1982: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

December 2, 1982: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

March 21, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers.

August 9, 1983: Waived by the San Diego Clippers.

April 11, 1985: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Seattle SuperSonics

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