Michael Cooper vs. Jim Tucker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Tucker 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.

Jim Tucker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Jim Tucker 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Jim Tucker 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Jim Tucker 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Jim Tucker 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Jim Tucker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Jim Tucker 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Jim Tucker 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 Jim Tucker 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Jim Tucker 3.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jim Tucker 0.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Jim Tucker 407

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Jim Tucker 349

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Jim Tucker 52

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Jim Tucker 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Jim Tucker .349

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Jim Tucker .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Jim Tucker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Jim Tucker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Jim Tucker 2.7

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jim Tucker 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Jim Tucker 56

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Jim Tucker 40

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Jim Tucker 3

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Jim Tucker - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Jim Tucker 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Jim Tucker .344

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Jim Tucker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Jim Tucker .824

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Jim Tucker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Jim Tucker - 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.