Michael Cooper vs. Cliff Meely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Meely 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.

Cliff Meely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Cliff Meely 5

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Cliff Meely 0

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Cliff Meely 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Cliff Meely 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Cliff Meely 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Cliff Meely 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Cliff Meely 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Cliff Meely 5.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Cliff Meely 1.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Cliff Meely 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Cliff Meely 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Cliff Meely 2,658

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Cliff Meely 1,703

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Cliff Meely 398

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Cliff Meely 88 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Cliff Meely 106 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Cliff Meely 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Cliff Meely .417

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Cliff Meely .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Cliff Meely - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Cliff Meely -

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Cliff Meely -

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Cliff Meely -

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Cliff Meely - *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Cliff Meely - *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Cliff Meely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Cliff Meely -

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Cliff Meely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Cliff Meely - *

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.