Michael Cooper
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1989-90
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Born
- Apr 15, 1956
- College
- New Mexico
- Draft
- 1978, round 3, pick 60
5Championships
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 12 | 873 | 7,729 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 52.4 |
| Playoffs | 11 | 168 | 1,581 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | LAL | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47-35 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 82 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 60-22 | Won title | 9.1 | |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 81 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 54-28 | Lost 1st round | 10.7 | All-Defense 2nd |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 76 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 57-25 | Won title | 11.9 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 82 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 58-24 | Lost Finals | 9.4 | All-Defense 2nd |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 82 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 54-28 | Lost Finals | 11.3 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 82 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 62-20 | Won title | 10.4 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 82 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 62-20 | Lost conf. finals | 9.7 | All-Defense 2nd |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 82 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 65-17 | Won title | 13.0 | All-Defense 1st, Defensive Player of the Year |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 61 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 62-20 | Won title | 6.4 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 80 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 57-25 | Lost Finals | 7.7 | |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 80 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 63-19 | Lost conf. finals | 2.6 |