Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Ben McDonald

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Ben McDonald played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 13-2 winning record over Ben McDonald, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Cooper

vs.

Ben McDonald


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

15 Games played

11 in Regular Season

4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Michael Cooper	13	9	4
Ben McDonald	2	2	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Michael Cooper	12.5	3.3	5.3	1.0	1.1
Ben McDonald	4.7	3.0	2.0	0.5	0.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Michael Cooper	24	8	12	2	3
Ben McDonald	21	12	6	2	0

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Michael Cooper	12 games	8 games	14 games	7 games	11 games
Ben McDonald	2 games	4 games	1 game	2 games	0 games
Both had same stat	1 game	3 games	0 games	6 games	4 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 04, 1986
1.	Lakers	106	Michael Cooper	11	3	2	0	0	1	2	27	4-8	.500	2-4	.500	1-1	1.000
	Warriors	116	Ben McDonald	8	3	0	1	0	0	5	33	4-10	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Dec. 07, 1986
2.	Lakers	132	Michael Cooper	24	1	2	0	1	1	1	30	8-13	.615	4-5	.800	4-4	1.000
	Warriors	100	Ben McDonald	2	5	3	1	0	1	5	26	1-6	.167	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Jan. 10, 1987
3.	Lakers	109	Michael Cooper	9	3	3	2	1	1	6	34	3-5	.600	1-1	1.000	2-4	.500
	Warriors	124	Ben McDonald	6	3	2	2	0	1	5	24	2-5	.400	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Jan. 15, 1987
4.	Lakers	129	Michael Cooper	7	1	6	1	3	3	4	32	3-8	.375	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Warriors	109	Ben McDonald	4	6	4	0	0	0	1	27	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Feb. 27, 1987
5.	Lakers	121	Michael Cooper	13	2	9	1	1	0	4	40	5-8	.625	3-3	1.000	0-1	.000
	Warriors	109	Ben McDonald	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	09	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 03, 1987
6.	Lakers	114	Michael Cooper	7	3	4	0	0	0	1	31	3-7	.429	1-2	.500	0-0	-
	Warriors	109	Ben McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	04	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1987 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 05, 1987
7.	Lakers	125	Michael Cooper	17	3	7	0	1	3	4	31	7-9	.778	3-3	1.000	0-0	-
	Warriors	116	Ben McDonald	2	1	4	0	0	0	1	14	1-4	.250	0-2	.000	0-0	-
	May. 07, 1987
8.	Lakers	116	Michael Cooper	12	8	12	2	1	5	2	33	3-7	.429	0-2	.000	6-7	.857
	Warriors	101	Ben McDonald	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	06	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 09, 1987
9.	Lakers	133	Michael Cooper	19	4	3	0	2	1	2	26	6-11	.545	4-7	.571	3-3	1.000
	Warriors	108	Ben McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	0-2	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	May. 12, 1987
10.	Lakers	118	Michael Cooper	17	4	2	2	2	2	0	27	5-12	.417	1-3	.333	6-8	.750
	Warriors	106	Ben McDonald	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	08	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 1987
11.	Lakers	118	Michael Cooper	9	5	3	1	0	2	2	30	1-6	.167	1-2	.500	6-6	1.000
	Warriors	110	Ben McDonald	10	2	0	1	0	2	5	26	5-11	.455	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Dec. 17, 1987
12.	Lakers	113	Michael Cooper	9	3	5	2	1	0	0	33	3-8	.375	1-3	.333	2-2	1.000
	Warriors	106	Ben McDonald	9	2	1	0	0	0	5	24	3-9	.333	0-2	.000	3-3	1.000
	Jan. 12, 1988
13.	Lakers	117	Michael Cooper	15	1	6	1	1	0	2	30	5-11	.455	1-4	.250	4-4	1.000
	Warriors	113	Ben McDonald	7	4	3	0	0	0	4	20	3-7	.429	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Apr. 24, 1988
14.	Lakers	136	Michael Cooper	9	5	7	1	0	2	1	21	3-6	.500	1-2	.500	2-4	.500
	Warriors	100	Ben McDonald	21	12	6	1	0	0	5	34	8-11	.727	0-0	-	5-6	.833


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 12, 1989
15.	Lakers	126	Michael Cooper	10	4	8	2	2	1	1	31	3-7	.429	2-4	.500	2-2	1.000
	Warriors	115	Ben McDonald	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	06	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-