Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Cooper and Jeff Ruland

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Cooper and Jeff Ruland played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Michael Cooper has a 5-3 winning record over Jeff Ruland. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Cooper
5
5
0
Jeff Ruland
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 7.6 2.3 2.9
Jeff Ruland 19.4 10.3 5.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 13 6 6
Jeff Ruland 26 14 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Michael Cooper 0

games
0

games
3

games
Jeff Ruland 8

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8

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1981
1. Lakers 102   Michael Cooper 10 3 1 3 26 5-7 .714 0- .000 0-0 -
Bullets 98   Jeff Ruland 14 7 0 5 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 05, 1982
2. Lakers 90   Michael Cooper 6 6 3 0 2 22 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bullets 87   Jeff Ruland 20 12 2 0 3 31 7-12 .583 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1982
3. Lakers 122   Michael Cooper 12 2 5 2 0 2 2 22 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 92   Jeff Ruland 14 9 4 1 0 2 33 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-12 .333
Mar. 04, 1983
4. Lakers 93   Michael Cooper 5 1 1 1 1 0 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 26 9 6 1 1 9 2 43 11-16 .688 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1984
5. Lakers 108   Michael Cooper 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 19 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 95   Jeff Ruland 19 9 5 1 1 3 3 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 10, 1984
6. Lakers 93   Michael Cooper 10 0 5 1 2 2 2 27 4-4 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Bullets 96   Jeff Ruland 18 14 10 2 0 3 5 42 6-9 .667 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1984
7. Lakers 98   Michael Cooper 13 2 6 2 1 0 3 34 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 20 12 9 0 2 4 2 39 6-8 .750 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Dec. 16, 1984
8. Lakers 109   Michael Cooper 5 3 2 1 0 3 5 22 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Bullets 101   Jeff Ruland 24 10 5 2 1 1 5 41 7-9 .778 0-0 - 10-10 1.000