Michael Cooper vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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 Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ed Ratleff 0

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ed Ratleff 0 *

* Notes: 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 Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ed Ratleff .454

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ed Ratleff .414

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.