Michael Cooper vs. Tom Gola Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Gola 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.

Tom Gola

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Tom Gola 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Tom Gola 10

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Tom Gola 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Tom Gola 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 0 Tom Gola 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Tom Gola 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Tom Gola 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Tom Gola 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Tom Gola 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Tom Gola 7.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Tom Gola 4.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Tom Gola 7,871

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Tom Gola 5,417

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Tom Gola 2,962

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Tom Gola 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Tom Gola .431

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Tom Gola .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Tom Gola 15.0 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Tom Gola 11.1 (1959)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Tom Gola 5.9 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Tom Gola - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Tom Gola 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Tom Gola 10.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Tom Gola 4.6

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Tom Gola - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Tom Gola 432

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Tom Gola 391

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Tom Gola 179

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Tom Gola - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Tom Gola 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Tom Gola .336

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Tom Gola - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Tom Gola .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Tom Gola 13.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Tom Gola 12.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Tom Gola 5.8 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Tom Gola - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Tom Gola - n/a **

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