Michael Cooper vs. Jerry Rullo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Rullo 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.

Jerry Rullo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jerry Rullo: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Jerry Rullo 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Jerry Rullo 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Jerry Rullo 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Jerry Rullo 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Jerry Rullo 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Jerry Rullo 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Jerry Rullo 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 Jerry Rullo 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jerry Rullo 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Jerry Rullo 271

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Jerry Rullo 70

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Jerry Rullo 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Jerry Rullo .292

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Jerry Rullo .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Jerry Rullo 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Jerry Rullo 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Jerry Rullo 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jerry Rullo 0.1

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Jerry Rullo 13

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Jerry Rullo 1

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Jerry Rullo 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Jerry Rullo .238

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Jerry Rullo 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Jerry Rullo 3.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Jerry Rullo 0.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Jerry Rullo - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Jerry Rullo - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.