Michael Cooper vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long 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.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Paul Long 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Paul Long 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Paul Long 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Paul Long 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 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Paul Long - 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.