Michael Cooper vs. Ron Livingstone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Livingstone 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.

Ron Livingstone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ron Livingstone: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ron Livingstone 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ron Livingstone 2

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ron Livingstone 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ron Livingstone 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ron Livingstone 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ron Livingstone 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ron Livingstone 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 Ron Livingstone 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ron Livingstone 4.7 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Livingstone 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ron Livingstone 732

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ron Livingstone 297 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ron Livingstone 217

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ron Livingstone 117

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ron Livingstone .286

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ron Livingstone .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ron Livingstone 8.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ron Livingstone 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ron Livingstone 2.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ron Livingstone - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ron Livingstone 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ron Livingstone 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Livingstone 1.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ron Livingstone 20

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ron Livingstone 2 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ron Livingstone 5

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ron Livingstone 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ron Livingstone .421

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ron Livingstone .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ron Livingstone 8.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ron Livingstone 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ron Livingstone 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ron Livingstone - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.