Michael Cooper vs. Art Spoelstra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spoelstra 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.

Art Spoelstra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Art Spoelstra 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Art Spoelstra 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Art Spoelstra 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Art Spoelstra 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Art Spoelstra 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Art Spoelstra 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Art Spoelstra 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 Art Spoelstra 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Art Spoelstra 4.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Art Spoelstra 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Art Spoelstra 2,012

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Art Spoelstra 1,273

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Art Spoelstra 266

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Art Spoelstra 278

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Art Spoelstra .391

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Art Spoelstra .693

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Art Spoelstra 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Art Spoelstra 3.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Art Spoelstra 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Art Spoelstra 15

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Art Spoelstra 9

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Art Spoelstra 0

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Art Spoelstra 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Art Spoelstra .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Art Spoelstra 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Art Spoelstra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Art Spoelstra - 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.