Michael Cooper vs. Fred Foster Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Foster 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.

Fred Foster

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Fred Foster 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Fred Foster 8

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Fred Foster 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Fred Foster 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Fred Foster 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Fred Foster 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Fred Foster 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 Fred Foster 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Fred Foster 2.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Fred Foster 1.1

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Fred Foster 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Fred Foster 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Fred Foster 4,093

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Fred Foster 1,275

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Fred Foster 601

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Fred Foster 57 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Fred Foster 8 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Fred Foster 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Fred Foster .414

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Fred Foster - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Fred Foster .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Fred Foster 14.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Fred Foster 4.2 (1970)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Fred Foster 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Fred Foster 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Fred Foster 2.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Fred Foster 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Fred Foster - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Fred Foster - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Fred Foster 18

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Fred Foster 12

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Fred Foster 5

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Fred Foster 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Fred Foster 0 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Fred Foster 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Fred Foster .421

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Fred Foster - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Fred Foster 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Fred Foster 3.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Fred Foster 2.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Fred Foster 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Fred Foster - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Fred Foster - *

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.