Michael Cooper vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul 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.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Pep Saul 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Pep Saul 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Pep Saul 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 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Pep Saul - 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.