Michael Cooper vs. Gary Phillips Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Phillips 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.

Gary Phillips

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Gary Phillips: 1961-62 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Gary Phillips 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Gary Phillips 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Gary Phillips 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Gary Phillips 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Gary Phillips 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Gary Phillips 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Gary Phillips 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 Gary Phillips 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Gary Phillips 2.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Gary Phillips 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Gary Phillips 2,319

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Gary Phillips 903

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Gary Phillips 665

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Gary Phillips 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Gary Phillips .370

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Gary Phillips .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Gary Phillips 10.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Gary Phillips 3.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Gary Phillips 3.1 (1964)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Gary Phillips - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Gary Phillips 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Gary Phillips 1.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Gary Phillips 1.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Gary Phillips 106

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Gary Phillips 27

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Gary Phillips 21

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Gary Phillips 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Gary Phillips .319

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Gary Phillips .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Gary Phillips 8.7 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Gary Phillips 2.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Gary Phillips 1.8 (1964)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Gary Phillips - 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.