Michael Cooper vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

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

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

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.

Michael Cooper played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Coby White, who played 6. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Michael Cooper 12 11 1978-79 to 1989-90
Coby White 6 1 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 -
difference:+62+23.5+11.2+0.4+3.1+3.5+2.7+0.5+0.1-1.4-1.5+3.8+10.2+.106+1.6+2.0
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Cooper nor Coby White played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+13+7.1+6.3+0.8+2.1+1.3+2.1+0.4+0.3-0.6+1.7+6.1+.108+2.3+6.4+.109+0.5+0.4+.125
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+20+5.0+3.3+1.2+1.1+1.2+1.1+0.8-0.9-0.9+0.6+2.5+.058+2.2+5.6+.174+0.1+0.3+.072
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+14.4+2.3+0.7+0.7+0.1+0.5+1.8-1.1-1.3+0.7+2.3+.217+1.6+4.8+.276+2.5+3.7+.086
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+5.5+2.2+0.9+0.2+0.6+0.2+0.9+0.7-1.0-1.2+1.4+1.8+.074+1.7+4.4+.254+1.0+1.4+.058
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3+10.3+11.3+0.4+1.7+1.2+1.3+0.7+0.4-0.5-0.1+3.6+9.2+.088+2.5+6.7+.138+1.6+1.7+.053
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Michael Cooper Coby White
Season 1983-842024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+4.0+11.4+0.3+0.9+0.5+1.4+0.5+0.6-0.6-1.2+3.6+8.4+.044+2.4+6.4+.056+1.8+1.8+.064
Coby White 74 33.1 20.4 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.1 6.9 15.1 .453 2.9 7.9 .370 3.7 4.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Coby White DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Michael Cooper played 6 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 1985 to 1990—Michael Cooper played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 6 extra years over Coby White, Michael Cooper got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
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