Michael Cooper vs. Bill Gabor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Gabor 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.

Bill Gabor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Bill Gabor: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Bill Gabor 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Bill Gabor 6

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Bill Gabor 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Bill Gabor 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Bill Gabor 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Bill Gabor 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Bill Gabor 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 Bill Gabor 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Bill Gabor 1.8 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bill Gabor 2.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Bill Gabor 2,997

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Bill Gabor 448 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Bill Gabor 626

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Bill Gabor 307

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Bill Gabor .344

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Bill Gabor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Bill Gabor .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Bill Gabor 11.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Bill Gabor 2.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Bill Gabor 3.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Bill Gabor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Bill Gabor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Bill Gabor 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Bill Gabor 2.2 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bill Gabor 2.1

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Bill Gabor 267

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Bill Gabor 57 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Bill Gabor 74

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Bill Gabor - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Bill Gabor 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Bill Gabor .310

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Bill Gabor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Bill Gabor .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Bill Gabor 9.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Bill Gabor 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Bill Gabor 2.6 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Bill Gabor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Bill Gabor - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.