Michael Cooper vs. Swede Halbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swede Halbrook 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.

Swede Halbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Swede Halbrook: 1960-61 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Swede Halbrook 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Swede Halbrook 2

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Swede Halbrook 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Swede Halbrook 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Swede Halbrook 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Swede Halbrook 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Swede Halbrook 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 Swede Halbrook 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Swede Halbrook 6.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Swede Halbrook 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Swede Halbrook 786

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Swede Halbrook 949

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Swede Halbrook 64

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Swede Halbrook 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Swede Halbrook .347

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Swede Halbrook .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Swede Halbrook 6.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Swede Halbrook 7.0 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Swede Halbrook 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Swede Halbrook 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Swede Halbrook 10.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Swede Halbrook 1.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Swede Halbrook 62

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Swede Halbrook 83

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Swede Halbrook 12

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Swede Halbrook 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Swede Halbrook .333

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Swede Halbrook .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Swede Halbrook 7.8 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Swede Halbrook 10.4 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Swede Halbrook 1.5 (1961)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Swede Halbrook - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Swede Halbrook - 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.