Bob Boozer vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Bob Boozer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bob Boozer played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Michael Cooper, who played 12. Bob Boozer had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Michael Cooper had his rookie season in 1978-79. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Season 2
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1961-62	1979-80
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Royals Lost West Div Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	79	31.5	13.7	-	-	10.2	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	5.2	11.8	.438	-	-	-	3.3	4.7	.707
Michael Cooper	82	24.1	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.7	2.6	3.7	7.0	.524	0.1	0.2	.250	1.4	1.7	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	4	35.8	18.3	-	-	10.5	0.8	-	-	-	4.0	8.0	14.3	.561	-	-	-	2.3	3.0	.750
Michael Cooper	16	29.0	9.1	1.8	1.9	3.7	3.6	1.5	0.7	1.8	3.4	3.6	8.8	.407	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.861

Season 3
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1962-63	1980-81
Team	Cincinnati Royals	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Royals Lost East Div Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	79	31.5	14.3	-	-	11.1	1.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.6	12.6	.444	-	-	-	3.2	4.5	.714
Michael Cooper	81	32.4	9.4	1.5	2.7	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	2.0	3.1	4.0	8.1	.491	0.0	0.2	.211	1.4	1.8	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	12	31.8	13.3	-	-	8.0	1.5	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	11.5	.413	-	-	-	3.8	5.3	.714
Michael Cooper	3	34.0	10.7	0.7	2.7	3.3	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	3.7	6.7	.550	0.0	1.0	.000	3.3	4.7	.714

Season 4
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1963-64	1981-82
Team	Cincinnati Royals, New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	81	29.4	14.9	-	-	7.4	1.2	-	-	-	2.9	5.8	13.5	.427	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.723
Michael Cooper	76	28.9	11.9	1.1	2.4	3.5	3.0	1.6	0.8	2.0	2.8	5.0	9.8	.517	0.0	0.2	.118	1.8	2.3	.813
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	14	27.4	11.9	1.4	3.0	4.4	4.4	1.7	0.8	2.1	3.4	5.0	8.9	.565	0.1	0.1	.500	1.8	2.4	.735

Season 5
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1964-65	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	80	26.7	14.2	-	-	7.6	1.4	-	-	-	2.3	5.3	12.0	.440	-	-	-	3.6	4.7	.768
Michael Cooper	82	26.2	7.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	3.8	1.4	0.6	1.6	2.5	3.2	6.1	.535	0.1	0.3	.238	1.2	1.6	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	15	30.2	9.4	0.8	3.1	3.9	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.3	3.6	3.5	7.6	.465	0.1	0.5	.143	2.3	2.7	.829

Season 6
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1965-66	1983-84
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	78	23.7	12.2	-	-	7.0	1.1	-	-	-	2.5	4.7	9.7	.484	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	.779
Michael Cooper	82	29.1	9.0	0.6	2.5	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	1.8	3.3	3.3	6.7	.497	0.5	1.5	.314	1.9	2.3	.838
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	10	18.1	6.7	-	-	5.0	0.7	-	-	-	2.0	2.6	6.5	.400	-	-	-	1.5	2.0	.750
Michael Cooper	21	34.4	11.3	1.0	3.0	3.9	5.7	1.1	1.0	1.4	3.8	4.2	9.1	.461	0.6	1.7	.333	2.4	3.0	.806

Season 7
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1966-67	1984-85
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Div Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	80	30.6	18.0	-	-	8.5	1.1	-	-	-	2.7	6.7	13.8	.487	-	-	-	4.5	5.8	.781
Michael Cooper	82	26.7	8.6	0.7	2.4	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.6	1.9	2.5	3.4	7.2	.465	0.4	1.5	.285	1.4	1.6	.865
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	3	35.0	19.7	-	-	11.7	0.3	-	-	-	2.7	8.0	12.7	.632	-	-	-	3.7	4.7	.786
Michael Cooper	19	26.4	10.4	0.6	3.4	4.0	4.9	1.1	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.7	6.6	.563	0.4	1.4	.308	2.5	2.7	.923

Season 8
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1967-68	1985-86
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Div Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	77	38.8	21.5	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	3.0	8.1	16.4	.492	-	-	-	5.3	6.9	.768
Michael Cooper	82	27.7	9.2	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.7	1.1	0.5	1.8	2.9	3.3	7.4	.452	0.8	2.0	.387	1.8	2.1	.865
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	5	38.0	18.8	-	-	8.8	2.4	-	-	-	2.6	6.6	14.6	.452	-	-	-	5.6	7.6	.737
Michael Cooper	14	30.1	9.7	1.1	2.1	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.7	3.9	8.2	.470	1.4	2.9	.463	0.6	0.8	.818

Season 9
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1968-69	1986-87
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	79	36.4	21.7	-	-	7.8	2.0	-	-	-	2.8	8.4	17.4	.481	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.806
Michael Cooper	82	27.5	10.5	0.7	2.4	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.4	3.9	9.0	.438	1.1	2.8	.385	1.5	1.8	.851
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	18	29.0	13.0	0.4	2.8	3.3	5.0	1.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	4.3	8.8	.484	1.9	3.9	.486	2.6	3.0	.852

Season 10
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1969-70	1987-88
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	82	31.1	15.2	-	-	8.7	1.3	-	-	-	2.9	6.0	12.3	.491	-	-	-	3.2	3.9	.822
Michael Cooper	61	29.4	8.7	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.7	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.2	3.1	7.9	.392	0.9	2.9	.320	1.6	1.9	.858
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	24	24.5	6.4	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.4	2.3	5.5	.412	1.0	2.6	.403	0.8	1.1	.741

Season 11
	Bob Boozer	Michael Cooper
Season	1970-71	1988-89
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	80	22.2	9.1	-	-	5.4	1.6	-	-	-	2.7	3.6	8.1	.450	-	-	-	1.9	2.3	.818
Michael Cooper	80	24.3	7.3	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.9	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.3	2.7	6.2	.431	1.0	2.6	.381	1.0	1.2	.871
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bob Boozer	14	20.2	7.4	-	-	5.3	1.2	-	-	-	2.5	2.9	6.1	.482	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.759
Michael Cooper	15	27.6	7.7	0.6	2.1	2.7	4.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.5	5.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.382	1.3	1.6	.833