Michael Cooper vs. Tyrese Maxey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Maxey 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.
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 Tyrese Maxey, who played 6. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Tyrese Maxey had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
6 |
4 |
2020-21 to 2025-26 |
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 | % |
| 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: | +58 | +13.0 | +6.0 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | +2.2 | +5.0 | +.038 | | | | +1.0 | +1.1 | |
| Tyrese Maxey |
61 |
15.3 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.462 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
.301 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.871 |
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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 | % |
| Michael Cooper |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyrese Maxey |
12 |
13.0 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.439 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.636 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +7 | +11.2 | +8.7 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +2.7 | +6.3 | +.039 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +.177 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.090 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
75 |
35.3 |
17.5 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
13.3 |
.485 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.427 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.866 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +4 | +11.4 | +11.7 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | | -1.4 | +3.7 | +6.4 | +.077 | +2.2 | +5.7 | +.377 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +.079 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
12 |
40.4 |
20.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
15.2 |
.484 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.377 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
.940 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +21 | +1.2 | +10.9 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -0.9 | +3.3 | +7.1 | +.010 | +2.7 | +6.0 | +.223 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +.060 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
60 |
33.6 |
20.3 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
7.3 |
15.2 |
.481 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
.434 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.845 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +8 | +4.5 | +9.8 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +1.5 | | +0.6 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +3.8 | +10.8 | +.123 | +3.1 | +6.7 | +.400 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +.189 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
11 |
38.5 |
20.5 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
17.5 |
.427 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
.400 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.903 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +6 | +8.6 | +14.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +4.1 | +10.5 | +.067 | +3.0 | +7.9 | +.255 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +.055 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
70 |
37.5 |
25.9 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.450 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
.373 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.868 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +8 | +17.1 | +17.9 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | +6.0 | +14.1 | +.087 | +3.6 | +9.1 | +.100 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +.158 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
6 |
44.5 |
29.8 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
11.0 |
23.0 |
.478 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
.400 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
.893 |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +30 | +11.5 | +18.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | | +2.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +6.0 | +14.9 | +.098 | +3.0 | +8.9 | +.099 | +3.7 | +4.0 | +.094 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
52 |
37.7 |
26.3 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
21.0 |
.437 |
3.1 |
9.2 |
.337 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.879 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +78 | +13.9 | +28.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +0.4 | | -0.2 | -0.3 | +8.2 | +18.6 | +.042 | +4.0 | +8.0 | +.160 | +8.1 | +9.2 | +.032 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
4 |
43.0 |
37.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
11.5 |
25.3 |
.455 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.474 |
10.0 |
11.5 |
.870 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| Tyrese Maxey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Michael Cooper played 6 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey 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 Tyrese Maxey, Michael Cooper got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
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NBA Champion