Michael Cooper vs. Scott Padgett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scott Padgett 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 played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Scott Padgett, who played 8. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Scott Padgett had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Scott Padgett 8 6 1999-00 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1978-791999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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 -
Scott Padgett 47 9.2 2.6 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.0 .314 0.3 0.9 .295 0.4 0.6 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Cooper ------- --- ----------
Scott Padgett 8 7.3 1.9 0.4 1.8 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.0 .375 0.4 1.1 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1979-802000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
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 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
Scott Padgett 27 4.7 2.1 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.6 .419 0.2 0.3 .556 0.6 0.7 .750
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1980-812001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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
Scott Padgett 75 17.3 6.7 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.3 .476 0.7 1.5 .434 1.0 1.4 .735
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
Scott Padgett 4 11.8 4.0 1.8 1.8 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 3.3 .462 0.0 0.8 .000 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 4
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1981-822002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 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
Scott Padgett 82 16.1 5.7 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.8 2.1 5.2 .402 0.5 1.6 .338 1.0 1.3 .757
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
Scott Padgett 4 13.0 4.8 1.5 0.8 2.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.0 4.8 .421 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 5
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1982-832003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 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
Scott Padgett 58 9.4 3.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.3 2.9 .443 0.5 1.1 .431 0.4 0.6 .750
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
Scott Padgett 4 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1983-842004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 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
Scott Padgett 66 14.3 4.2 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.5 3.5 .421 0.8 1.9 .397 0.4 0.6 .725
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
Scott Padgett 7 15.4 3.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.6 1.3 3.4 .375 0.7 1.7 .417 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1984-852005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Scott Padgett 62 11.6 3.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.1 3.2 .353 0.7 2.0 .347 0.4 0.5 .794
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
Scott Padgett 3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 8
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1985-862006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies
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
Scott Padgett 31 7.5 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.8 .286 0.3 1.1 .242 0.2 0.4 .462
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1986-87-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion 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 %
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1987-88-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion 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 %
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1988-89-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Michael Cooper Scott Padgett
Season 1989-90-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis-
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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
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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 -
Scott Padgett ------- --- ----------
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