Michael Cooper vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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.

Lew Hitch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Lew Hitch 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Lew Hitch 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 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Lew Hitch - 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.