Michael Cooper vs. Don May Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don May 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.

Don May

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Don May: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Don May 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Don May 7

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Don May 3

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Don May 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Don May 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Don May 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Don May 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 Don May 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Don May 3.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Don May 1.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Don May 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Don May 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Don May 3,339

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Don May 1,309

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Don May 389

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Don May 29 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Don May 10 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Don May 379

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Don May .453

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Don May .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Don May 20.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Don May 7.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Don May 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Don May 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Don May 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Don May 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Don May 2.2

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Don May 0.6

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Don May - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Don May 41

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Don May 31

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Don May 9

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Don May 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Don May 0 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Don May 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Don May .333

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Don May - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Don May .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Don May 4.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Don May 2.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Don May 0.9 (1969)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Don May - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Don May - *

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.