Michael Cooper vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Bob Rule 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Bob Rule 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Bob Rule 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 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Bob Rule - *

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.