Michael Cooper vs. Ken Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ken Murray 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.

Ken Murray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ken Murray: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ken Murray 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ken Murray 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ken Murray 2

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ken Murray 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ken Murray 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ken Murray 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ken Murray 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 Ken Murray 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ken Murray 3.3

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ken Murray 2.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ken Murray 1,471

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ken Murray 599

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ken Murray 482

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ken Murray 181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ken Murray .335

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ken Murray .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ken Murray 12.9 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ken Murray 5.4 (1951)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ken Murray 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ken Murray - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ken Murray 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ken Murray 2.3

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ken Murray 1.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ken Murray - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ken Murray 40

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ken Murray 14

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ken Murray 10

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ken Murray - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ken Murray 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ken Murray .293

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ken Murray - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ken Murray .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ken Murray 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ken Murray 4.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ken Murray 3.3 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ken Murray - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ken Murray - 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.