Michael Cooper vs. Kirk Hinrich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kirk Hinrich and Michael Cooper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Michael Cooper played 12 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kirk Hinrich, who played 13. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Kirk Hinrich had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Michael Cooper	12	11	1978-79 to 1989-90
Kirk Hinrich	13	11	2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1978-79	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	3	2.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
Kirk Hinrich	76	35.6	12.0	0.6	2.9	3.4	6.8	1.3	0.3	2.7	3.6	4.2	10.8	.386	1.9	4.9	.390	1.8	2.2	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirk Hinrich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1979-80	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	24.1	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.7	2.6	3.7	7.0	.524	0.1	0.2	.250	1.4	1.7	.776
Kirk Hinrich	77	36.4	15.7	0.4	3.5	3.9	6.4	1.6	0.3	2.3	3.2	5.8	14.6	.397	1.9	5.3	.355	2.2	2.8	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	16	29.0	9.1	1.8	1.9	3.7	3.6	1.5	0.7	1.8	3.4	3.6	8.8	.407	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.861
Kirk Hinrich	6	35.8	21.2	0.7	3.0	3.7	5.8	2.0	0.7	2.3	3.0	7.5	16.7	.450	2.8	5.5	.515	3.3	4.8	.690


Season 3
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1980-81	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	81	32.4	9.4	1.5	2.7	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	2.0	3.1	4.0	8.1	.491	0.0	0.2	.211	1.4	1.8	.785
Kirk Hinrich	81	36.5	15.9	0.4	3.2	3.6	6.3	1.2	0.3	2.3	3.1	5.6	13.3	.418	1.6	4.2	.370	3.2	3.9	.815

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	3	34.0	10.7	0.7	2.7	3.3	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	3.7	6.7	.550	0.0	1.0	.000	3.3	4.7	.714
Kirk Hinrich	6	39.0	20.5	0.0	3.3	3.3	7.7	1.3	0.3	4.0	3.7	6.5	15.7	.415	1.5	4.3	.346	6.0	7.0	.857


Season 4
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1981-82	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	76	28.9	11.9	1.1	2.4	3.5	3.0	1.6	0.8	2.0	2.8	5.0	9.8	.517	0.0	0.2	.118	1.8	2.3	.813
Kirk Hinrich	80	35.5	16.6	0.4	3.0	3.4	6.3	1.3	0.3	2.4	3.4	5.9	13.3	.448	1.8	4.2	.415	3.0	3.6	.835

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	14	27.4	11.9	1.4	3.0	4.4	4.4	1.7	0.8	2.1	3.4	5.0	8.9	.565	0.1	0.1	.500	1.8	2.4	.735
Kirk Hinrich	10	36.2	12.1	0.4	3.8	4.2	7.5	0.9	0.3	2.3	3.7	4.4	11.7	.376	1.3	4.3	.302	2.0	2.6	.769


Season 5
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1982-83	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	26.2	7.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	3.8	1.4	0.6	1.6	2.5	3.2	6.1	.535	0.1	0.3	.238	1.2	1.6	.785
Kirk Hinrich	75	31.7	11.5	0.4	2.9	3.3	6.0	1.2	0.3	2.1	3.0	4.4	10.6	.414	1.1	3.2	.350	1.6	1.9	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	15	30.2	9.4	0.8	3.1	3.9	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.3	3.6	3.5	7.6	.465	0.1	0.5	.143	2.3	2.7	.829
Kirk Hinrich	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1983-84	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	29.1	9.0	0.6	2.5	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	1.8	3.3	3.3	6.7	.497	0.5	1.5	.314	1.9	2.3	.838
Kirk Hinrich	51	26.3	9.9	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.9	1.3	0.4	1.7	2.5	3.6	8.2	.437	1.4	3.3	.408	1.3	1.7	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	21	34.4	11.3	1.0	3.0	3.9	5.7	1.1	1.0	1.4	3.8	4.2	9.1	.461	0.6	1.7	.333	2.4	3.0	.806
Kirk Hinrich	7	30.0	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.7	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.1	2.6	4.1	8.9	.468	1.9	4.3	.433	2.4	3.6	.680


Season 7
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1984-85	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	26.7	8.6	0.7	2.4	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.6	1.9	2.5	3.4	7.2	.465	0.4	1.5	.285	1.4	1.6	.865
Kirk Hinrich	74	33.5	10.9	0.3	3.2	3.5	4.5	1.1	0.3	1.5	2.8	4.2	10.2	.409	1.4	3.8	.371	1.1	1.5	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	19	26.4	10.4	0.6	3.4	4.0	4.9	1.1	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.7	6.6	.563	0.4	1.4	.308	2.5	2.7	.923
Kirk Hinrich	5	39.2	12.4	0.2	4.2	4.4	4.0	1.4	0.0	0.4	2.8	4.4	10.4	.423	1.6	3.2	.500	2.0	2.8	.714


Season 8
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1985-86	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	27.7	9.2	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.7	1.1	0.5	1.8	2.9	3.3	7.4	.452	0.8	2.0	.387	1.8	2.1	.865
Kirk Hinrich	72	30.0	10.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.0	1.0	0.2	1.7	2.6	3.9	8.7	.446	1.0	2.6	.399	1.5	1.8	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	14	30.1	9.7	1.1	2.1	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.7	3.9	8.2	.470	1.4	2.9	.463	0.6	0.8	.818
Kirk Hinrich	6	28.8	10.2	0.2	2.2	2.3	2.7	1.2	0.3	0.7	3.5	4.3	8.7	.500	1.3	3.2	.421	0.2	0.2	1.000


Season 9
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1986-87	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	82	27.5	10.5	0.7	2.4	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.4	3.9	9.0	.438	1.1	2.8	.385	1.5	1.8	.851
Kirk Hinrich	48	25.8	6.6	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.8	0.8	0.2	1.2	2.1	2.5	6.1	.414	1.0	2.8	.346	0.5	0.7	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	18	29.0	13.0	0.4	2.8	3.3	5.0	1.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	4.3	8.8	.484	1.9	3.9	.486	2.6	3.0	.852
Kirk Hinrich	6	23.5	5.7	0.7	1.3	2.0	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	1.5	2.2	5.0	.433	1.0	2.7	.375	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 10
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1987-88	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	61	29.4	8.7	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.7	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.2	3.1	7.9	.392	0.9	2.9	.320	1.6	1.9	.858
Kirk Hinrich	60	29.4	7.7	0.3	2.4	2.6	5.2	1.1	0.4	1.7	3.2	2.7	7.0	.377	1.2	3.0	.390	1.2	1.6	.714

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	24	24.5	6.4	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.4	2.3	5.5	.412	1.0	2.6	.403	0.8	1.1	.741
Kirk Hinrich	4	40.5	11.3	0.3	2.5	2.8	5.8	2.0	0.3	2.0	3.5	4.0	9.3	.432	1.0	2.8	.364	2.3	3.5	.643


Season 11
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1988-89	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	80	24.3	7.3	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.9	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.3	2.7	6.2	.431	1.0	2.6	.381	1.0	1.2	.871
Kirk Hinrich	73	29.0	9.1	0.4	2.2	2.6	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.6	2.8	3.3	8.5	.393	1.2	3.3	.351	1.3	1.7	.760

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	15	27.6	7.7	0.6	2.1	2.7	4.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.5	5.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.382	1.3	1.6	.833
Kirk Hinrich	5	33.4	11.0	0.2	2.8	3.0	4.4	0.8	0.2	2.2	4.4	4.6	11.2	.411	1.4	3.8	.368	0.4	0.8	.500


Season 12
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	1989-90	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	80	23.1	6.4	0.7	2.1	2.8	2.7	0.8	0.5	1.1	2.6	2.4	6.2	.387	0.6	2.0	.318	1.0	1.2	.883
Kirk Hinrich	66	24.4	5.7	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.1	2.2	2.2	5.8	.373	0.9	2.5	.345	0.5	0.8	.700

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	9	19.2	2.6	1.2	1.4	2.7	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.3	1.1	3.9	.286	0.3	1.3	.250	0.0	0.0	-
Kirk Hinrich	10	12.6	2.6	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.9	1.9	.474	0.6	1.0	.600	0.2	0.3	.667


Season 13
	Michael Cooper	Kirk Hinrich
Season	-	2015-16
Team	-	Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirk Hinrich	46	13.7	3.0	0.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.4	1.1	2.8	.380	0.5	1.3	.387	0.3	0.3	.938

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kirk Hinrich	6	4.5	0.8	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.2	.286	0.2	0.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-

Michael Cooper vs. Kirk Hinrich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kirk Hinrich and Michael Cooper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13