Michael Cooper vs. Earl Lloyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Lloyd 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.

Earl Lloyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Earl Lloyd: 1950-51 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Earl Lloyd 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Earl Lloyd 9

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Earl Lloyd 8

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Earl Lloyd 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Earl Lloyd 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Earl Lloyd 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Earl Lloyd 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 Earl Lloyd 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Earl Lloyd 6.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Earl Lloyd 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Earl Lloyd 4,682

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Earl Lloyd 3,609

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Earl Lloyd 810

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Earl Lloyd 560

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Earl Lloyd .356

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Earl Lloyd .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Earl Lloyd 10.2 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Earl Lloyd 7.7 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Earl Lloyd 2.1 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Earl Lloyd 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Earl Lloyd 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Earl Lloyd 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Earl Lloyd 358

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Earl Lloyd 254

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Earl Lloyd 82

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Earl Lloyd 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Earl Lloyd .337

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Earl Lloyd .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Earl Lloyd 11.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Earl Lloyd 8.1 (1955)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Earl Lloyd 3.2 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Earl Lloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Earl Lloyd - 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.