Michael Cooper vs. Stan Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stan Love 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.

Stan Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Stan Love 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Stan Love 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Stan Love 3

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Stan Love 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Stan Love 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Stan Love 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Stan Love 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 Stan Love 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Stan Love 4.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Stan Love 0.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Stan Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Stan Love 1,550

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Stan Love 905

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Stan Love 172

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Stan Love 44 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Stan Love 33 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Stan Love 227

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Stan Love .440

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Stan Love .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Stan Love 7.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Stan Love 4.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Stan Love 0.9 (1974)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Stan Love 0.4 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Stan Love 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Stan Love 1.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Stan Love 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Stan Love 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Stan Love 8

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Stan Love 10

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Stan Love 2

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Stan Love 1 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Stan Love 0 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Stan Love 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Stan Love .300

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Stan Love .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Stan Love 3.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Stan Love 1.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Stan Love 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Stan Love 0.0 (1974) *

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.