Michael Cooper vs. Gary Hill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Hill 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.

Gary Hill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Gary Hill: 1963-64 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Gary Hill 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Gary Hill 2

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Gary Hill 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Gary Hill 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Gary Hill 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Gary Hill 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Gary Hill 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 Gary Hill 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Gary Hill 1.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Gary Hill 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Gary Hill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Gary Hill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Gary Hill 370

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Gary Hill 130

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Gary Hill 110

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Gary Hill - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Gary Hill - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Gary Hill 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Gary Hill .371

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Gary Hill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Gary Hill .637

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Gary Hill 5.1 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Gary Hill 1.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Gary Hill 1.5 (1964)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Gary Hill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Gary Hill - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Gary Hill 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Gary Hill 0.7

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Gary Hill 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Gary Hill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Gary Hill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Gary Hill 28

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Gary Hill 6

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Gary Hill 8

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Gary Hill - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Gary Hill - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Gary Hill 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Gary Hill .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Gary Hill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Gary Hill .308

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Gary Hill 3.1 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Gary Hill 0.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Gary Hill 0.9 (1964)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Gary Hill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Gary Hill - 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.