Michael Cooper vs. Archie Dees Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Archie Dees 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.

Archie Dees

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Archie Dees: 1958-59 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Archie Dees 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Archie Dees 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Archie Dees 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Archie Dees 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Archie Dees 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Archie Dees 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Archie Dees 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 Archie Dees 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Archie Dees 4.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Archie Dees 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Archie Dees - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Archie Dees - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Archie Dees 1,548

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Archie Dees 907

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Archie Dees 132

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Archie Dees - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Archie Dees - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Archie Dees 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Archie Dees .402

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Archie Dees - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Archie Dees .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Archie Dees 9.7 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Archie Dees 5.4 (1960)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Archie Dees 0.8 (1959)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Archie Dees - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Archie Dees - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Archie Dees 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Archie Dees 2.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Archie Dees 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Archie Dees - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Archie Dees - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Archie Dees 11

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Archie Dees 4

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Archie Dees 2

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Archie Dees - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Archie Dees - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Archie Dees 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Archie Dees .333

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Archie Dees - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Archie Dees 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Archie Dees 5.5 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Archie Dees 2.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Archie Dees 1.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Archie Dees - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Archie Dees - n/a **

Notes: * 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.