Michael Cooper vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor 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.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Fatty Taylor 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Fatty Taylor 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 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Notes: * 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.