Michael Cooper vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ron Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ron Riley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ron Riley 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 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.