Michael Cooper vs. Bruce Hale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Hale 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.

Bruce Hale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Bruce Hale 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Bruce Hale 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Bruce Hale 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Bruce Hale 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Bruce Hale 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 Bruce Hale 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Bruce Hale 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bruce Hale 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Bruce Hale 1,297

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Bruce Hale 49 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Bruce Hale 424

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Bruce Hale 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Bruce Hale .333

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Bruce Hale .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Bruce Hale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Bruce Hale 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Bruce Hale 0.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bruce Hale 2.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Bruce Hale 43

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Bruce Hale 0 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Bruce Hale 17

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Bruce Hale 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Bruce Hale .350

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Bruce Hale .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Bruce Hale - 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.