Michael Cooper vs. Chick Halbert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chick Halbert 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.

Chick Halbert

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Chick Halbert: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Chick Halbert 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Chick Halbert 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Chick Halbert 3

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Chick Halbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 0 Chick Halbert 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Chick Halbert 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Chick Halbert 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Chick Halbert 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 Chick Halbert 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Chick Halbert 7.9 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Chick Halbert 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Chick Halbert 2,671

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Chick Halbert 539 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Chick Halbert 438

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Chick Halbert 303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Chick Halbert .314

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Chick Halbert - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Chick Halbert .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Chick Halbert 12.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Chick Halbert 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Chick Halbert 2.3 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Chick Halbert - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Chick Halbert - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Chick Halbert 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Chick Halbert - *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Chick Halbert 0.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Chick Halbert 323

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Chick Halbert 0 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Chick Halbert 10

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Chick Halbert - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Chick Halbert 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Chick Halbert .266

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Chick Halbert - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Chick Halbert .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Chick Halbert 14.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Chick Halbert - *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Chick Halbert 1.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Chick Halbert - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Chick Halbert - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.