Michael Cooper vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Michael 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

Michael Cooper

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Mike Riordan 1

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Mike Riordan 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.