Michael Jerome Cooper (Mike) ▪ Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Pasadena in Pasadena, California
College: University of New Mexico
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 3rd round (16th pick, 60th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: December 22, 1978
As Coach: 1 Yr, 4-10, .286 W-L% (Full Record)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 61 | 8 | 1793 | 189 | 482 | 57 | 178 | 97 | 113 | 50 | 228 | 289 | 66 | 26 | 101 | 136 | 532 | .392 | .320 | .858 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 31 | 3 | 843 | 101 | 238 | 31 | 89 | 46 | 54 | 24 | 94 | 165 | 33 | 14 | 56 | 63 | 279 | .424 | .348 | .852 | 27.2 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Road | 30 | 5 | 950 | 88 | 244 | 26 | 89 | 51 | 59 | 26 | 134 | 124 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 73 | 253 | .361 | .292 | .864 | 31.7 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 6 | 1253 | 144 | 340 | 42 | 124 | 60 | 71 | 33 | 163 | 194 | 49 | 21 | 78 | 95 | 390 | .424 | .339 | .845 | 29.8 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Post | 19 | 2 | 540 | 45 | 142 | 15 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 17 | 65 | 95 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 142 | .317 | .278 | .881 | 28.4 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 48 | 5 | 1353 | 151 | 355 | 49 | 131 | 76 | 88 | 33 | 165 | 227 | 50 | 20 | 78 | 100 | 427 | .425 | .374 | .864 | 28.2 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| Loss | 13 | 3 | 440 | 38 | 127 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 63 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 105 | .299 | .170 | .840 | 33.8 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 11 | 1 | 314 | 41 | 90 | 11 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 113 | .456 | .355 | .870 | 28.5 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| December | 15 | 5 | 486 | 54 | 132 | 14 | 49 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 65 | 76 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 142 | .409 | .286 | .833 | 32.4 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | |
| January | 14 | 0 | 408 | 42 | 103 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 48 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 120 | .408 | .400 | .833 | 29.1 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | |
| February | 8 | 0 | 220 | 24 | 61 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 75 | .393 | .348 | .905 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | |
| March | 2 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .294 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |
| April | 11 | 2 | 303 | 23 | 79 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 68 | .291 | .250 | .824 | 27.5 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 1 | 229 | 15 | 63 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 48 | .238 | .130 | .833 | 25.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .533 | .600 | 1.000 | 25.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 1 | 434 | 54 | 127 | 12 | 48 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 49 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 146 | .425 | .250 | .897 | 27.1 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 250 | 25 | 73 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 70 | .342 | .280 | .765 | 35.7 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 0 | 214 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 59 | .415 | .333 | .900 | 30.6 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| Friday | 12 | 2 | 366 | 46 | 94 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 45 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 132 | .489 | .429 | .815 | 30.5 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 1 | 224 | 19 | 57 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 56 | .333 | .471 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 4.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 8 | 8 | 336 | 38 | 91 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 36 | 53 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 104 | .418 | .355 | .895 | 42.0 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| Reserve | 53 | 0 | 1457 | 151 | 391 | 46 | 147 | 80 | 94 | 44 | 192 | 236 | 52 | 17 | 85 | 118 | 428 | .386 | .313 | .851 | 27.5 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 8 | 7 | 341 | 34 | 84 | 9 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 46 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 92 | .405 | .290 | .750 | 42.6 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| 30-39 | 21 | 1 | 699 | 66 | 186 | 26 | 63 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 88 | 106 | 26 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 207 | .355 | .413 | .925 | 33.3 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | |
| 20-29 | 25 | 0 | 634 | 74 | 174 | 18 | 69 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 77 | 108 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 52 | 193 | .425 | .261 | .794 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | |
| 10-19 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 40 | .395 | .267 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 4 | 498 | 46 | 129 | 16 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 66 | 80 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 127 | .357 | .333 | .760 | 33.2 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 1 Day | 27 | 2 | 765 | 81 | 209 | 23 | 81 | 48 | 53 | 20 | 94 | 125 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 53 | 233 | .388 | .284 | .906 | 28.3 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 1 | 294 | 39 | 88 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 101 | .443 | .393 | .857 | 26.7 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 1 | 208 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 55 | .360 | .278 | .824 | 29.7 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 16 | 1 | 460 | 43 | 112 | 17 | 48 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 68 | 76 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 40 | 123 | .384 | .354 | .800 | 28.8 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Western | 45 | 7 | 1333 | 146 | 370 | 40 | 130 | 77 | 88 | 36 | 160 | 213 | 51 | 21 | 73 | 96 | 409 | .395 | .308 | .875 | 29.6 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 204 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 58 | .396 | .350 | .813 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Central | 9 | 1 | 256 | 24 | 64 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 65 | .375 | .357 | .778 | 28.4 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | |
| Midwest | 21 | 4 | 608 | 72 | 167 | 23 | 60 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 79 | 99 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 198 | .431 | .383 | .838 | 29.0 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | |
| Pacific | 24 | 3 | 725 | 74 | 203 | 17 | 70 | 46 | 51 | 20 | 81 | 114 | 34 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 211 | .365 | .243 | .902 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33 | .450 | .444 | 1.000 | 35.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 | |
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .750 | .500 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .188 | .167 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 91 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37 | .448 | .500 | .875 | 30.3 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 154 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 51 | .425 | .467 | .833 | 38.5 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .250 | .500 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 114 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 42 | .387 | .364 | .875 | 28.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | .250 | .125 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .429 | .667 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 6 | 1 | 183 | 23 | 63 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 54 | .365 | .222 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | .412 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .300 | .250 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .375 | .333 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .600 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 107 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 36 | .458 | .333 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | |
| Portland | 6 | 1 | 181 | 15 | 54 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 40 | .278 | .158 | .778 | 30.2 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 91 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 30 | .458 | .429 | 1.000 | 30.3 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 6.0 | |
| San Antonio | 5 | 0 | 126 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 44 | .533 | .400 | .750 | 25.2 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 140 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 39 | .419 | .200 | .917 | 35.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 58 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .450 | .286 | .667 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | |