Michael Cooper vs. Art Spector Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spector 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.

Art Spector

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Art Spector: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Art Spector 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Art Spector 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Art Spector 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Art Spector 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Art Spector 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Art Spector 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Art Spector 0 *

* 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

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Art Spector 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Art Spector 0.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Art Spector 852

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Art Spector 143

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Art Spector 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Art Spector .280

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Art Spector .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Art Spector 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Art Spector 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Art Spector - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Art Spector 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Art Spector 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Art Spector 6

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Art Spector 0

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Art Spector 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Art Spector .222

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Art Spector .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Art Spector 2.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Art Spector 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Art Spector - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.