Michael Cooper vs. Tony Jaros Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tony Jaros 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.

Tony Jaros

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cooper: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Tony Jaros: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cooper 5 Tony Jaros 2

NBA Seasons Michael Cooper 12 Tony Jaros 4

Playoffs Played Michael Cooper 11 Tony Jaros 4

All-Star Games Michael Cooper 0 Tony Jaros 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cooper 5 Tony Jaros 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cooper 8 Tony Jaros 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Cooper 1 * Tony Jaros 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 Tony Jaros 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.2 Tony Jaros 2.1 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Tony Jaros 0.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 7,729 Tony Jaros 1,306

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 2,769 Tony Jaros 131 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 3,666 Tony Jaros 218

Total Steals Michael Cooper 1,033 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 523 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 873 Tony Jaros 242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .469 Tony Jaros .306

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .340 * Tony Jaros - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .833 Tony Jaros .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 11.9 (1982) Tony Jaros 8.2 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.1 (1981) Tony Jaros 2.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.9 (1984) Tony Jaros 1.1 (1951)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.6 (1981) Tony Jaros - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1981) Tony Jaros - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 9.4 Tony Jaros 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 3.4 Tony Jaros 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 4.2 Tony Jaros 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 1.2 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 0.6 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cooper 1,581 Tony Jaros 181

Total Rebounds Michael Cooper 574 Tony Jaros 7 *

Total Assists Michael Cooper 703 Tony Jaros 21

Total Steals Michael Cooper 203 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Total Blocks Michael Cooper 96 Tony Jaros - n/a **

Total Games Michael Cooper 168 Tony Jaros 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cooper .468 Tony Jaros .287

3-Point Percentage Michael Cooper .392 * Tony Jaros - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cooper .825 Tony Jaros .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cooper 13.0 (1987) Tony Jaros 9.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cooper 4.4 (1982) Tony Jaros 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Michael Cooper 5.7 (1984) Tony Jaros 1.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Michael Cooper 2.0 (1981) Tony Jaros - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Michael Cooper 1.0 (1984) Tony Jaros - 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.