Michael Cooper vs. Jack Garfinkel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Garfinkel 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.

Jack Garfinkel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jack Garfinkel: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Jack Garfinkel 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Jack Garfinkel 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Jack Garfinkel 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Jack Garfinkel 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Jack Garfinkel 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Jack Garfinkel 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 Jack Garfinkel 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jack Garfinkel 1.5

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Jack Garfinkel 476

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Jack Garfinkel 134

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Jack Garfinkel 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Jack Garfinkel .275

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Jack Garfinkel .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Jack Garfinkel 6.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Jack Garfinkel 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Jack Garfinkel 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Jack Garfinkel 2.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Jack Garfinkel 22

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Jack Garfinkel 7

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Jack Garfinkel 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Jack Garfinkel .304

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Jack Garfinkel .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Jack Garfinkel 7.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Jack Garfinkel 2.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Jack Garfinkel - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.