Michael Cooper vs. Ron Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Watts 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.

Ron Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Ron Watts: 1965-66 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Ron Watts 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Ron Watts 2

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Ron Watts 1

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Ron Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Ron Watts 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Ron Watts 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Ron Watts 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 Ron Watts 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Ron Watts 1.4

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Watts 0.1

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Ron Watts 40

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Ron Watts 39

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Ron Watts 2

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Ron Watts 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Ron Watts .261

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Ron Watts .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Ron Watts 2.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Ron Watts 1.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Ron Watts 1.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Ron Watts - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Ron Watts 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Ron Watts 2.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Ron Watts 0.0

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Ron Watts - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Ron Watts 3

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Ron Watts 2

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Ron Watts 0

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Ron Watts - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Ron Watts 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Ron Watts .167

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Ron Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Ron Watts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Ron Watts 3.0 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Ron Watts 2.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Ron Watts 0.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Ron Watts - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Ron Watts - 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.