Michael Cooper vs. Charlie Tyra Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Tyra 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.

Charlie Tyra

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Charlie Tyra: 1957-58 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Charlie Tyra 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Charlie Tyra 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Charlie Tyra 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Charlie Tyra 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Charlie Tyra 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Charlie Tyra 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Charlie Tyra 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 Charlie Tyra 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Charlie Tyra 7.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Charlie Tyra 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Charlie Tyra 3,091

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Charlie Tyra 2,567

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Charlie Tyra 315

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Charlie Tyra 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Charlie Tyra .389

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Charlie Tyra .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Charlie Tyra 12.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Charlie Tyra 8.1 (1960)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Charlie Tyra 1.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Charlie Tyra 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Charlie Tyra 15.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Charlie Tyra 0.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Charlie Tyra 30

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Charlie Tyra 31

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Charlie Tyra 1

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Charlie Tyra 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Charlie Tyra .429

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Charlie Tyra .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Charlie Tyra 15.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Charlie Tyra 15.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Charlie Tyra 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Charlie Tyra - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Charlie Tyra - 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.