Cooper vs Clark
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Cooper wins: Longevity, Honours
Clark wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Cooper leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. First Black player drafted into the NBA, by the Boston Celtics in 1950.
Category breakdown
Season form · Points per game
Career timeline · Points per game
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Cooper — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CooperRetired | ClarkActive |
|---|---|---|
| NBA seasons | 6 | — |
| Career points per game | 6.7 | — |
| Career rebounds per game | 5.9 | — |
| Games played | 409 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| NCAA career points | — | 3,951 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 2 |
| Rookie season assists | — | 337 |
| Three-pointers (rookie record) | — | 122 |
| Seasons played | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 66 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 40 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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