Michael Cooper vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Michael Cooper 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 0 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 George Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * George Mikan 0 *

Scoring Leader Michael Cooper 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Michael Cooper 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** 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.