Michael Cooper vs. Jim Price Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Price and Michael Cooper that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Michael Cooper

vs.

Jim Price

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jim Price: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Jim Price 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Jim Price 7

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Jim Price 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Jim Price 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Jim Price 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Jim Price 1

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Jim Price 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Jim Price 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Jim Price 3.1

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jim Price 3.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jim Price 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jim Price 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Jim Price 5,088

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Jim Price 1,566

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Jim Price 1,886

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Jim Price 724 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Jim Price 126 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Jim Price 510

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Jim Price .444

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Jim Price .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Jim Price 16.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Jim Price 4.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Jim Price 5.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Jim Price 2.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Jim Price 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Jim Price 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Jim Price 2.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jim Price 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jim Price 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jim Price 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Jim Price 138

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Jim Price 55

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Jim Price 62

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Jim Price 25 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Jim Price 1 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Jim Price 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Jim Price .351

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Jim Price - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Jim Price .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Jim Price 11.8 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Jim Price 4.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Jim Price 4.2 (1977)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Jim Price 2.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Jim Price 0.2 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.