Michael Cooper SG
Born: Apr 15, 1956 (68 years old)
Birthplace/Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: United States
Height: 6-5 (196cm) Weight: 170 (77kg)
Current Team: Cal State Los Angeles
Job Title: Assistant Coach
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Draft Entry: 1978 NBA Draft
Drafted: Round 3, Pick 16, Los Angeles Lakers
Pre-Draft Team: New Mexico (Sr)
High School: Pasadena High School [Pasadena, California]
Michael Cooper Opponents
Opponents Statistics & Data Below
| Player | Team(s) | League(s) | Season(s) | GP | PTS | REB | AST | W's | L's | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvan Adams | Suns | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 64 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 19 | 45 | 29.7% | Compare |
| Dennis Johnson | Celtics, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 63 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 22 | 41 | 34.9% | Compare |
| James Donaldson | Mavericks, Clippers, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 63 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 14 | 49 | 22.2% | Compare |
| Brad Davis | Mavericks, Jazz | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 63 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 17 | 46 | 27.0% | Compare |
| Wayne Cooper | Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors, Trail Blazers, Jazz | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 62 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 18 | 44 | 29.0% | Compare |
| Tom Chambers | Suns, SuperSonics, Clippers | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 61 | 20.6 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 20 | 41 | 32.8% | Compare |
| Walter Davis | Nuggets, Suns | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 61 | 18.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 19 | 42 | 31.1% | Compare |
| T.R. Dunn | Nuggets, Suns, Trail Blazers | NBA | 12: 1978-79 to 1989-90 | 61 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 20 | 41 | 32.8% | Compare |
| Mark Aguirre | Mavericks, Pistons | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 60 | 23.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 22 | 38 | 36.7% | Compare |
| Jim Paxson | Celtics, Trail Blazers | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 58 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 15 | 43 | 25.9% | Compare |
| Larry Smith | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 58 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 19 | 39 | 32.8% | Compare |
| Rolando Blackman | Mavericks | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 57 | 18.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 17 | 40 | 29.8% | Compare |
| Caldwell Jones | Bulls, Rockets, Sixers, Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 57 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 15 | 42 | 26.3% | Compare |
| Alex English | Nuggets, Pacers | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 56 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 15 | 41 | 26.8% | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | Suns, Kings, Kings | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 55 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 10 | 45 | 18.2% | Compare |
| Bill Hanzlik | Nuggets, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 53 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 13 | 40 | 24.5% | Compare |
| Purvis Short | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 52 | 16.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 14 | 38 | 26.9% | Compare |
| Jack Sikma | Bucks, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 52 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 19 | 33 | 36.5% | Compare |
| Alvin Scott | Suns | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 50 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16 | 34 | 32.0% | Compare |
| Calvin Natt | Nuggets, Pacers, Trail Blazers | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 49 | 17.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 17 | 32 | 34.7% | Compare |
| Derek Harper | Mavericks | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 49 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 14 | 35 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Maurice Lucas | Nets, Knicks, Suns, Trail Blazers, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1978-79 to 1987-88 | 49 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 17 | 32 | 34.7% | Compare |
| Larry Nance | Cavaliers, Suns | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 48 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 13 | 35 | 27.1% | Compare |
| Joe Barry Carroll | Nuggets, Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 48 | 18.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 15 | 33 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Sleepy Floyd | Warriors, Rockets, Nets | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 48 | 17.1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 15 | 33 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Mychal Thompson | Trail Blazers, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1978-79 to 1986-87 | 48 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 11 | 37 | 22.9% | Compare |
| Mike Woodson | Rockets, Clippers, Knicks, Kings, Kings | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 48 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5 | 43 | 10.4% | Compare |
| Fat Lever | Nuggets, Trail Blazers | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 48 | 13.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 12 | 36 | 25.0% | Compare |
| Darnell Valentine | Cavaliers, Clippers, Trail Blazers | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 48 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 10 | 38 | 20.8% | Compare |
| Jerome Whitehead | Cavaliers, Warriors, Spurs, Jazz, Clippers | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 48 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 8 | 40 | 16.7% | Compare |
| Mike Mitchell | Cavaliers, Spurs | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 47 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 15 | 32 | 31.9% | Compare |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | Nuggets, Trail Blazers | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1988-89 | 47 | 19.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 10 | 37 | 21.3% | Compare |
| Allen Leavell | Rockets | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 47 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 13 | 34 | 27.7% | Compare |
| Clyde Drexler | Trail Blazers | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 46 | 19.5 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 10 | 36 | 21.7% | Compare |
| Dale Ellis | Mavericks, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 46 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 11 | 35 | 23.9% | Compare |
| Danny Schayes | Nuggets, Jazz | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 46 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 11 | 35 | 23.9% | Compare |
| Robert Reid | Rockets, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 45 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 14 | 31 | 31.1% | Compare |
| Kyle Macy | Bulls, Pacers, Suns | NBA | 7: 1980-81 to 1986-87 | 45 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 32 | 28.9% | Compare |
| Adrian Dantley | Mavericks, Pistons, Jazz | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 43 | 26.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 10 | 33 | 23.3% | Compare |
| Robert Parish | Celtics, Warriors | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 43 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 17 | 26 | 39.5% | Compare |
| James Edwards | Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers, Suns | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 43 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 16 | 27 | 37.2% | Compare |
| Jay Vincent | Mavericks, Nuggets, Spurs, Wizards | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 41 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 13 | 28 | 31.7% | Compare |
| Danny Ainge | Celtics, Kings | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 41 | 10.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 14 | 27 | 34.1% | Compare |
| Mark Eaton | Jazz | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 41 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 13 | 28 | 31.7% | Compare |
| Reggie Theus | Hawks, Bulls, Magic, Kings, Kings | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 40 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6 | 34 | 15.0% | Compare |
| Artis Gilmore | Celtics, Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 40 | 16.4 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 16 | 24 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Darrell Griffith | Jazz | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 40 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 12 | 28 | 30.0% | Compare |
| Johnny Moore | Spurs | NBA | 9: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 40 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 16 | 24 | 40.0% | Compare |
| Steve Johnson | Bulls, Trail Blazers, Spurs, SuperSonics, Kings | NBA | 9: 1981-82 to 1989-90 | 40 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 34 | 15.0% | Compare |
| Mark Olberding | Bulls, Kings, Spurs, Kings | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 40 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6 | 34 | 15.0% | Compare |
| Kurt Nimphius | Mavericks, Pistons, Clippers, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1981-82 to 1987-88 | 40 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 10 | 30 | 25.0% | Compare |
| Larry Bird | Celtics | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 39 | 23.5 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 16 | 23 | 41.0% | Compare |
| Mo Cheeks | Sixers, Spurs | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 39 | 13.5 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 17 | 22 | 43.6% | Compare |
| Terry Teagle | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 39 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 8 | 31 | 20.5% | Compare |
| Sam Perkins | Mavericks | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 39 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 10 | 29 | 25.6% | Compare |
| Rodney McCray | Rockets, Kings | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 39 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 10 | 29 | 25.6% | Compare |
| Jerome Kersey | Trail Blazers | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 39 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 9 | 30 | 23.1% | Compare |
| Rich Kelley | Nuggets, Nets, Suns, Kings, Jazz | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 39 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10 | 29 | 25.6% | Compare |
| Kevin McHale | Celtics | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 38 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 16 | 22 | 42.1% | Compare |
| Rickey Green | Pacers, Bucks, Jazz, Hornets (1988) | NBA | 10: 1980-81 to 1989-90 | 38 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 7 | 31 | 18.4% | Compare |
| Thurl Bailey | Jazz | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 37 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12 | 25 | 32.4% | Compare |
| Kenny Carr | Cavaliers, Trail Blazers | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 37 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 8 | 29 | 21.6% | Compare |
| Michael Cage | Clippers, SuperSonics | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 37 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 5 | 32 | 13.5% | Compare |
| Mike Bratz | Bulls, Cavaliers, Warriors, Suns, Kings, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 37 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 11 | 26 | 29.7% | Compare |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Rockets | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 36 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 12 | 24 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Dan Issel | Nuggets | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 36 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 10 | 26 | 27.8% | Compare |
| Larry Drew | Pistons, Clippers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1980-81 to 1987-88 | 36 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3 | 33 | 8.3% | Compare |
| Vinnie Johnson | Pistons, SuperSonics | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 36 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 16 | 20 | 44.4% | Compare |
| Mike Sanders | Cavaliers, Pacers, Suns, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 7 | 29 | 19.4% | Compare |
| Elston Turner | Bulls, Mavericks, Nuggets | NBA | 7: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 36 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 11 | 25 | 30.6% | Compare |
| George Gervin | Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 35 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | Compare |
| LaSalle Thompson | Pacers, Kings, Kings | NBA | 8: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 35 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2 | 33 | 5.7% | Compare |
| Cedric Maxwell | Celtics, Rockets, Clippers | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 35 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | Compare |
| Mike Evans | Nuggets, Bucks, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 35 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 10 | 25 | 28.6% | Compare |
| Moses Malone | Hawks, Rockets, Sixers, Wizards | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 34 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Compare |
| James Bailey | Rockets, Nets, Knicks, Suns, SuperSonics | NBA | 9: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 34 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5 | 29 | 14.7% | Compare |
| Jeff Cook | Cavaliers, Suns, Spurs | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1987-88 | 34 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11 | 23 | 32.4% | Compare |
| Xavier McDaniel | SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1985-86 to 1989-90 | 33 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 7 | 26 | 21.2% | Compare |
| Gus Williams | Hawks, SuperSonics, Wizards | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 33 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 9 | 24 | 27.3% | Compare |
| Ralph Sampson | Warriors, Rockets, Kings | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 33 | 16.5 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 9 | 24 | 27.3% | Compare |
| Gene Banks | Bulls, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1981-82 to 1986-87 | 33 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 14 | 19 | 42.4% | Compare |
| Fred Brown | SuperSonics | NBA | 5: 1979-80 to 1983-84 | 33 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9 | 24 | 27.3% | Compare |
| David Greenwood | Bulls, Nuggets, Spurs | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 33 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 9 | 24 | 27.3% | Compare |
| Gerald Henderson | Celtics, Knicks, Sixers, SuperSonics | NBA | 10: 1979-80 to 1988-89 | 33 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 14 | 19 | 42.4% | Compare |
| Don Buse | Pacers, Suns, Trail Blazers, Kings | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 33 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6 | 27 | 18.2% | Compare |
| Alvin Robertson | Bucks, Spurs | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 32 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6 | 26 | 18.8% | Compare |
| Mark West | Cavaliers, Mavericks, Suns | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 32 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 10 | 22 | 31.3% | Compare |
| Jeff Wilkins | Spurs, Jazz | NBA | 6: 1980-81 to 1985-86 | 32 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5 | 27 | 15.6% | Compare |
| Alton Lister | Bucks, SuperSonics | NBA | 8: 1981-82 to 1988-89 | 32 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 26 | 18.8% | Compare |
| Marc Iavaroni | Sixers, Spurs, Jazz | NBA | 7: 1982-83 to 1988-89 | 32 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 16 | 16 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Danny Vranes | Sixers, SuperSonics | NBA | 7: 1981-82 to 1987-88 | 32 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11 | 21 | 34.4% | Compare |
| Julius Erving | Sixers | NBA | 8: 1979-80 to 1986-87 | 31 | 21.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 15 | 16 | 48.4% | Compare |
| John Stockton | Jazz | NBA | 6: 1984-85 to 1989-90 | 31 | 11.7 | 1.9 | 11.4 | 11 | 20 | 35.5% | Compare |
| Pat Cummings | Mavericks, Heat, Bucks, Knicks | NBA | 11: 1979-80 to 1989-90 | 31 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 10 | 21 | 32.3% | Compare |
| Billy Paultz | Hawks, Rockets, Spurs, Jazz | NBA | 6: 1979-80 to 1984-85 | 31 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8 | 23 | 25.8% | Compare |
| Terry Porter | Trail Blazers | NBA | 5: 1985-86 to 1989-90 | 30 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 7 | 23 | 23.3% | Compare |
| Lewis Lloyd | Warriors, Rockets | NBA | 6: 1982-83 to 1989-90 | 30 | 13.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 10 | 20 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Dave Corzine | Bulls, Spurs, Wizards | NBA | 11: 1978-79 to 1988-89 | 30 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10 | 20 | 33.3% | Compare |
| Bobby Jones | Sixers | NBA | 7: 1979-80 to 1985-86 | 30 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 50.0% | Compare |
| Bobby Hansen | Jazz | NBA | 7: 1983-84 to 1989-90 | 30 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 10 | 20 | 33.3% | Compare |
* Limited to the top 100 opponents. All stats represent what the opponents of Michael Cooper averaged when they played against him in the selected games.