Michael Cooper vs. Othella Harrington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Othella Harrington 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

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 and Othella Harrington both played 12 years in the NBA. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Othella Harrington had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Michael Cooper 12 11 1978-79 to 1989-90
Othella Harrington 12 6 1996-97 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1978-791996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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 -
Othella Harrington 57 15.1 4.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.6 .549 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Cooper ------- --- ----------
Othella Harrington 7 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .700

Season 2
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1979-801997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
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
Othella Harrington 58 15.6 6.0 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.9 2.2 4.6 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington 3 7.3 5.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 3
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1980-811998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
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
Othella Harrington 41 22.0 9.8 1.8 4.2 6.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.8 7.4 .513 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.0 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington 4 10.5 5.5 1.3 2.3 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.5 2.3 3.5 .643 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 4
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1981-821999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington 82 32.6 13.1 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.2 0.4 0.7 2.6 3.5 5.1 10.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1982-832000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersVancouver Grizzlies, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 %
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
Othella Harrington 74 24.5 9.0 1.9 3.4 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 2.0 3.2 3.3 6.9 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington 5 15.4 3.6 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.6 3.2 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 6
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1983-842001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington 77 20.3 7.7 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.2 3.2 3.1 5.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1984-852002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington 74 25.0 7.7 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.2 3.1 3.0 6.0 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1985-862003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington 56 15.6 4.6 1.0 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.4 1.8 3.6 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1986-872004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost East 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 %
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
Othella Harrington 70 18.2 8.0 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.7 3.1 6.1 .512 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.5 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington 6 17.5 8.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.3 3.2 3.5 7.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .545

Season 10
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1987-882005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls Lost East 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 %
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
Othella Harrington 72 11.4 4.8 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.9 3.8 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .626
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington 3 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1988-892006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington 26 8.5 2.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.0 2.2 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Michael Cooper Othella Harrington
Season 1989-902007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Cooper 80 23.1 6.4 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.6 2.4 6.2 .387 0.6 2.0 .318 1.0 1.2 .883
Othella Harrington 22 7.5 2.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.5 0.8 1.9 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Cooper 9 19.2 2.6 1.2 1.4 2.7 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.3 1.1 3.9 .286 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Othella Harrington ------- --- ----------
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