Michael Cooper vs. LaRue Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LaRue Martin 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.

LaRue Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
LaRue Martin: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 LaRue Martin 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 LaRue Martin 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 LaRue Martin 0

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 LaRue Martin 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 LaRue Martin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 LaRue Martin 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * LaRue Martin 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 LaRue Martin 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 LaRue Martin 4.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 LaRue Martin 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 LaRue Martin 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 LaRue Martin 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 LaRue Martin 1,430

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 LaRue Martin 1,258

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 LaRue Martin 203

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 LaRue Martin 46 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 LaRue Martin 98 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 LaRue Martin 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 LaRue Martin .416

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 LaRue Martin .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) LaRue Martin 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) LaRue Martin 5.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) LaRue Martin 1.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) LaRue Martin 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) LaRue Martin 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 LaRue Martin - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 LaRue Martin -

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 LaRue Martin -

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 LaRue Martin -

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 LaRue Martin - *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 LaRue Martin - *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 LaRue Martin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 LaRue Martin -

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * LaRue Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 LaRue Martin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) LaRue Martin -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) LaRue Martin -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) LaRue Martin -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) LaRue Martin - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) LaRue Martin - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.