Michael Cooper vs. Ben Warley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Warley 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.

Ben Warley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ben Warley: 1962-63 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ben Warley 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ben Warley 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ben Warley 4

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ben Warley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ben Warley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ben Warley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ben Warley 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 Ben Warley 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ben Warley 5.3

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ben Warley 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ben Warley 1,767

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ben Warley 1,524

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ben Warley 204

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ben Warley 289

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ben Warley .413

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ben Warley .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ben Warley 8.2 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ben Warley 7.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ben Warley 0.9 (1964)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ben Warley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ben Warley 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ben Warley 3.9

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ben Warley 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ben Warley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ben Warley 31

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ben Warley 39

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ben Warley 3

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ben Warley - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ben Warley 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ben Warley .281

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ben Warley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ben Warley .650

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ben Warley 7.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ben Warley 8.3 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ben Warley 0.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ben Warley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ben Warley - 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.