Michael Cooper

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Michael Cooper Career Stats: All-Time NBA Rankings

Explore how Michael Cooper statistics rank in NBA history. See his all-time rankings in the key categories for both total numbers and per game averages across his entire NBA career, including regular season and playoffs performance.

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In his 12 seasons playing in the NBA—from 1979 to 1990—Michael Cooper placed himself among the league's all-time leaders in multiple statistical categories.

Here you can take a look at a summary of how he ranks in NBA history in the main categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Then you can explore in detail all his stats and their rankings.

Michael Cooper Career Stats Rankings Summary

NBA Career
Totals Stats Per Game Stats
Season Playoffs Season Playoffs
Points
+300th
115th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
159th
+300th
+300th
Assists
158th
37th
205th
168th
Steals
167th
32nd
215th
168th
Blocks
275th
87th
+300th
+300th

* The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season. Some years on this player's career don't have data for this stat.

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played.

Michael Cooper Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

+300th
in points (7,729 pts)
+300th
in rebounds (2,769 trb)
158th
in assists (3,666 ast)
167th
in steals (1,033 stl)
275th
in blocks (523 blk)
+300th
in offensive rebounds (741 orb)
+300th
in defensive rebounds (2,028 drb)
+300th
in field goals made (3,014 fgm)
+300th
in field goals attempted (6,429 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made (428 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted (1,260 3pa)
+300th
in free throws made (1,273 ftm)
+300th
in free throws attempted (1,529 fta)

Games and Years:

+300th
in games played (873 games)
+300th
in seasons (12 years)

Rankings by Points Scored:

-
in 40+ point games (0 games)

Michael Cooper Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

115th
in points (1,581 pts)
159th
in rebounds (574 trb)
37th
in assists (703 ast)
32nd
in steals (203 stl)
87th
in blocks (96 blk)
139th
in offensive rebounds (152 orb)
124th
in defensive rebounds (422 drb)
121st
in field goals made (582 fgm)
128th
in field goals attempted (1,244 fga)
83rd
in 3-pointers made (124 3pm)
97th
in 3-pointers attempted (316 3pa)
144th
in free throws made (293 ftm)
174th
in free throws attempted (355 fta)

Games and Years:

33rd
in games played (168 games)
110th
in Playoffs (11 years)

Rankings by Points Scored:

-
in 40+ point games (0 games)

Michael Cooper Career Per Game Data,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

+300th
in points per game (8.9 pts)
+300th
in rebounds per game (3.2 trb)
205th
in assists per game (4.2 ast)
215th
in steals per game (1.2 stl)
+300th
in blocks per game (0.6 blk)
+300th
in offensive rebounds per game (0.8 orb)
+300th
in defensive rebounds per game (2.3 drb)
+300th
in field goals made per game (3.5 fgm)
+300th
in field goals attempted per game (7.4 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made per game (0.5 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted per game (1.4 3pa)
+300th
in free throws made per game (1.5 ftm)
+300th
in free throws attempted per game (1.8 fta)

Michael Cooper Career Per Game Data,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

+300th
in points per game (9.4 pts)
+300th
in rebounds per game (3.4 trb)
168th
in assists per game (4.2 ast)
168th
in steals per game (1.2 stl)
+300th
in blocks per game (0.6 blk)
+300th
in offensive rebounds per game (0.9 orb)
+300th
in defensive rebounds per game (2.5 drb)
+300th
in field goals made per game (3.5 fgm)
+300th
in field goals attempted per game (7.4 fga)
+300th
in 3-pointers made per game (0.7 3pm)
+300th
in 3-pointers attempted per game (1.9 3pa)
+300th
in free throws made per game (1.7 ftm)
+300th
in free throws attempted per game (2.1 fta)

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.