Michael Cooper vs. Bill McGill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill McGill 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 McGill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Bill McGill: 1962-63 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Bill McGill 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Bill McGill 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Bill McGill 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Bill McGill 0

Honors and Awards

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Bill McGill 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 McGill 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Bill McGill 3.9

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bill McGill 1.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Bill McGill 1,613

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Bill McGill 611

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Bill McGill 168

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

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

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Bill McGill 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Bill McGill .486

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Bill McGill .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Bill McGill 15.1 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Bill McGill 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Bill McGill 1.6 (1964)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Bill McGill 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Bill McGill 1.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bill McGill 0.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Bill McGill 11

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Bill McGill 9

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Bill McGill 2

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

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

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Bill McGill 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Bill McGill .556

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Bill McGill 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Bill McGill 2.2 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Bill McGill 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Bill McGill 0.4 (1965)

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

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Bill McGill - 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.