Michael Cooper vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Mickey Rottner 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Mickey Rottner - 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.