Jalen Brunson vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Jalen Brunson, 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.
Jalen Brunson played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Michael Cooper, who played 12. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Jalen Brunson |
8 |
5 |
2018-19 to 2025-26 |
| Michael Cooper |
12 |
11 |
1978-79 to 1989-90 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
73 |
21.8 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
.467 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.348 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.725 |
| difference: | +70 | +19.5 | +7.3 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +3.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 | +2.6 | +5.7 | +.033 | | | | +1.2 | +1.6 | |
| Michael Cooper |
3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Michael Cooper played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
57 |
17.9 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
.466 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.358 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.813 |
| difference: | +25 | +6.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.058 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +.108 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.037 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
68 |
25.0 |
12.6 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
9.2 |
.523 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.405 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.795 |
| difference: | +13 | +7.4 | +3.2 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +.032 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +.194 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.010 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
7 |
16.3 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.455 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.462 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
| difference: | +4 | +17.7 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +2.0 | | -1.7 | -1.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +.095 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.462 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +.055 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
79 |
31.9 |
16.3 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
12.8 |
.502 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.373 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.840 |
| difference: | +3 | +3.0 | +4.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +3.0 | +.015 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.255 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.027 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
18 |
34.9 |
21.6 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.466 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.347 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.800 |
| difference: | +4 | +7.5 | +9.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -1.3 | +3.1 | +8.4 | +.099 | +1.3 | +4.1 | +.153 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +.065 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
68 |
35.0 |
24.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
8.6 |
17.6 |
.491 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.416 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
.829 |
| difference: | +14 | +8.8 | +16.2 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +5.4 | +11.5 | +.044 | +1.9 | +4.4 | +.178 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +.044 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
11 |
40.3 |
27.8 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
9.9 |
20.9 |
.474 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
.325 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
.912 |
| difference: | +4 | +10.1 | +18.4 | | +1.0 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +6.4 | +13.3 | +.009 | +2.3 | +6.8 | +.182 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +.083 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
77 |
35.4 |
28.7 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
10.3 |
21.4 |
.479 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.401 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
.847 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.3 | +19.7 | | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +7.0 | +14.7 | +.018 | +2.2 | +5.3 | +.087 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
13 |
39.8 |
32.4 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
26.2 |
.444 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
.310 |
7.2 |
9.2 |
.775 |
| difference: | +8 | +5.4 | +21.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 | +7.4 | +17.1 | +.017 | +1.4 | +4.8 | +.023 | +4.8 | +6.2 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
65 |
35.4 |
26.0 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
9.0 |
18.5 |
.488 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.383 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
.821 |
| difference: | +17 | +8.7 | +17.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +5.6 | +11.3 | +.023 | +1.9 | +4.6 | +.098 | +4.3 | +5.3 | +.044 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
18 |
37.8 |
29.4 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
10.1 |
21.8 |
.461 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
.358 |
6.7 |
7.8 |
.851 |
| difference: | +1 | +11.4 | +19.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 | +6.4 | +15.2 | +.102 | +2.3 | +6.0 | +.050 | +4.2 | +5.1 | +.072 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
5 |
34.8 |
31.2 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
11.0 |
22.8 |
.482 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
.325 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.825 |
| difference: | +77 | +7.1 | +22.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +7.7 | +15.4 | +.030 | +1.8 | +6.0 | +.062 | +4.8 | +5.9 | +.040 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Michael Cooper played 4 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 12, from 1987 to 1990—Michael Cooper played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 4 extra years over Jalen Brunson, Michael Cooper got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Defensive First Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
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NBA Champion