Michael Cooper vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Rich Rinaldi 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 8.9 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.