Michael Cooper vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan 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.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ed Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ed Mikan 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 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ed Mikan - 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.