Michael Cooper vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater 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.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 0 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Slater Martin 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Slater Martin 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 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Slater Martin .364

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Slater Martin .351

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

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.