Michael Cooper vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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.

Player comparisons:
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, 9 more than Jake LaRavia, who played 3. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Jake LaRavia had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Jake LaRavia 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Jake LaRavia
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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:+32+9.5+1.0+0.5+1.3+1.8+0.6+0.1-0.2-1.1+0.1+0.7+.111+0.2+0.3
Jake LaRavia 35 11.8 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 2.7 .389 0.7 2.0 .338 0.2 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Michael Cooper nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Michael Cooper Jake LaRavia
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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:+47+1.1+2.0+0.3+0.6+0.9+1.0+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.6+0.3+1.7+.135+1.4+4.3+.090+1.2+1.4+.050
Jake LaRavia 35 23.0 10.8 1.5 2.2 3.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.4 8.7 .389 1.5 4.5 .340 2.6 3.1 .826
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
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Cooper Jake LaRavia
Season 1980-812024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+15+12.0+2.5+0.1+0.1+0.2+1.7+0.7+0.7-0.7-1.1+1.6+3.0+.016+0.9+2.0+.212+0.2+0.1+.107
Jake LaRavia 66 20.4 6.9 1.4 2.6 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.1 .475 0.9 2.2 .423 1.2 1.7 .678
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
Jake LaRavia DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Michael Cooper played 9 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 1982 to 1990—Michael Cooper played in 9 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Jake LaRavia, Michael Cooper got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
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