Archie Clark vs. Michael Cooper Comparison

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

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Archie Clark:
1966-67 to 1975-76
Michael Cooper:
1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

Archie Clark0
Michael Cooper5
Archie Clark10
Michael Cooper12
Archie Clark10
Michael Cooper11
Archie Clark2
Michael Cooper0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Archie Clark1
Michael Cooper0
Archie Clark0 *
Michael Cooper5
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Archie Clark0
Michael Cooper8
Archie Clark0 *
Michael Cooper1
*
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Archie Clark 16.3
Michael Cooper 8.9

Archie Clark 3.3
Michael Cooper 3.2

Archie Clark 4.8
Michael Cooper 4.2

Archie Clark 1.1
*
Michael Cooper 1.2

Archie Clark 0.1
*
Michael Cooper 0.6

Totals Stats

Archie Clark 11,819
Michael Cooper 7,729

Archie Clark 2,427
Michael Cooper 2,769

Archie Clark 3,498
Michael Cooper 3,666

Archie Clark 231
*
Michael Cooper 1,033

Archie Clark 15
*
Michael Cooper 523

Archie Clark 725
Michael Cooper 873

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Archie Clark .480
Michael Cooper .469

3-Point Percentage
Archie Clark -
n/a **
Michael Cooper .340

*
Free Throw Percentage
Archie Clark .769
Michael Cooper .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Archie Clark 25.2
(1972)
Michael Cooper 11.9
(1982)

Archie Clark 4.8
(1971)
Michael Cooper 4.1
(1981)

Archie Clark 8.0
(1972)
Michael Cooper 5.9
(1984)

Archie Clark 1.4
(1975)
*
Michael Cooper 1.6
(1981)

Archie Clark 0.1
(1974)
*
Michael Cooper 1.0
(1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Archie Clark 15.8
Michael Cooper 9.4

Archie Clark 3.2
Michael Cooper 3.4

Archie Clark 4.2
Michael Cooper 4.2

Archie Clark 0.7
*
Michael Cooper 1.2

Archie Clark 0.0
*
Michael Cooper 0.6

Totals Stats

Archie Clark 1,125
Michael Cooper 1,581

Archie Clark 229
Michael Cooper 574

Archie Clark 297
Michael Cooper 703

Archie Clark 17
*
Michael Cooper 203

Archie Clark 1
*
Michael Cooper 96

Archie Clark 71
Michael Cooper 168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Archie Clark .454
Michael Cooper .468

3-Point Percentage
Archie Clark -
n/a **
Michael Cooper .392

*
Free Throw Percentage
Archie Clark .772
Michael Cooper .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Archie Clark 26.7
(1972)
Michael Cooper 13.0
(1987)

Archie Clark 4.3
(1967)
Michael Cooper 4.4
(1982)

Archie Clark 7.8
(1972)
Michael Cooper 5.7
(1984)

Archie Clark 0.7
(1974)
*
Michael Cooper 2.0
(1981)

Archie Clark 0.1
(1975)
*
Michael Cooper 1.0
(1984)

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.