Alec Burks vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Alec Burks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alec Burks played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Cooper, who played 12. Alec Burks had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Michael Cooper had his rookie season in 1978-79. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Alec Burks	13	5	2011-12 to 2023-24
Michael Cooper	12	11	1978-79 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2011-12	1978-79
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	59	15.9	7.2	1.0	1.3	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.6	6.1	.429	0.3	0.8	.333	1.8	2.4	.727
Michael Cooper	3	2.3	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	2.0	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	4	15.8	6.5	1.3	1.5	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.0	1.8	7.0	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	3.0	3.5	.857
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2012-13	1979-80
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	64	17.8	7.0	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.4	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.8	2.5	6.1	.420	0.5	1.4	.359	1.4	2.0	.713
Michael Cooper	82	24.1	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.7	2.6	3.7	7.0	.524	0.1	0.2	.250	1.4	1.7	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	16	29.0	9.1	1.8	1.9	3.7	3.6	1.5	0.7	1.8	3.4	3.6	8.8	.407	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.3	.861


Season 3
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2013-14	1980-81
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	78	28.1	14.0	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.9	10.7	.457	0.6	1.8	.350	3.6	4.8	.748
Michael Cooper	81	32.4	9.4	1.5	2.7	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	2.0	3.1	4.0	8.1	.491	0.0	0.2	.211	1.4	1.8	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	3	34.0	10.7	0.7	2.7	3.3	2.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	3.7	6.7	.550	0.0	1.0	.000	3.3	4.7	.714


Season 4
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2014-15	1981-82
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	27	33.3	13.9	0.7	3.5	4.2	3.0	0.6	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.5	11.1	.403	1.0	2.5	.382	3.9	4.8	.822
Michael Cooper	76	28.9	11.9	1.1	2.4	3.5	3.0	1.6	0.8	2.0	2.8	5.0	9.8	.517	0.0	0.2	.118	1.8	2.3	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	14	27.4	11.9	1.4	3.0	4.4	4.4	1.7	0.8	2.1	3.4	5.0	8.9	.565	0.1	0.1	.500	1.8	2.4	.735


Season 5
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2015-16	1982-83
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	31	25.7	13.3	0.5	3.0	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.1	1.6	2.3	4.4	10.8	.410	1.0	2.5	.405	3.4	4.5	.752
Michael Cooper	82	26.2	7.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	3.8	1.4	0.6	1.6	2.5	3.2	6.1	.535	0.1	0.3	.238	1.2	1.6	.785

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	15	30.2	9.4	0.8	3.1	3.9	2.9	1.7	0.4	1.3	3.6	3.5	7.6	.465	0.1	0.5	.143	2.3	2.7	.829


Season 6
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2016-17	1983-84
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	42	15.5	6.7	0.4	2.5	2.9	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.2	2.4	5.9	.399	0.6	1.8	.329	1.4	1.9	.769
Michael Cooper	82	29.1	9.0	0.6	2.5	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	1.8	3.3	3.3	6.7	.497	0.5	1.5	.314	1.9	2.3	.838

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	21	34.4	11.3	1.0	3.0	3.9	5.7	1.1	1.0	1.4	3.8	4.2	9.1	.461	0.6	1.7	.333	2.4	3.0	.806


Season 7
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2017-18	1984-85
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	64	16.5	7.7	0.3	2.7	3.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.9	1.2	2.7	6.5	.411	0.7	2.2	.331	1.7	1.9	.863
Michael Cooper	82	26.7	8.6	0.7	2.4	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.6	1.9	2.5	3.4	7.2	.465	0.4	1.5	.285	1.4	1.6	.865

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	9	13.3	9.1	0.2	2.4	2.7	1.9	0.4	0.1	0.9	1.0	3.3	7.1	.469	1.0	2.2	.450	1.4	1.7	.867
Michael Cooper	19	26.4	10.4	0.6	3.4	4.0	4.9	1.1	0.5	1.9	2.4	3.7	6.6	.563	0.4	1.4	.308	2.5	2.7	.923


Season 8
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2018-19	1985-86
Team	Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	64	21.5	8.8	0.5	3.2	3.7	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.4	3.0	7.4	.405	1.0	2.6	.363	1.8	2.2	.823
Michael Cooper	82	27.7	9.2	0.5	2.4	3.0	5.7	1.1	0.5	1.8	2.9	3.3	7.4	.452	0.8	2.0	.387	1.8	2.1	.865

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	14	30.1	9.7	1.1	2.1	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.3	1.5	1.7	3.9	8.2	.470	1.4	2.9	.463	0.6	0.8	.818


Season 9
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2019-20	1986-87
Team	Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	Defensive Player of the Year
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	66	26.6	15.0	0.7	3.5	4.3	2.9	0.9	0.3	1.4	1.9	4.9	11.6	.418	1.8	4.6	.385	3.6	4.0	.887
Michael Cooper	82	27.5	10.5	0.7	2.4	3.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.2	2.4	3.9	9.0	.438	1.1	2.8	.385	1.5	1.8	.851

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	4	23.8	10.5	1.8	2.0	3.8	1.8	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.8	4.0	12.3	.327	0.8	4.0	.188	1.8	2.3	.778
Michael Cooper	18	29.0	13.0	0.4	2.8	3.3	5.0	1.4	0.8	2.1	2.6	4.3	8.8	.484	1.9	3.9	.486	2.6	3.0	.852


Season 10
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2020-21	1987-88
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	49	25.6	12.7	0.4	4.2	4.6	2.2	0.6	0.3	1.0	2.1	4.3	10.2	.420	2.1	5.0	.415	2.1	2.4	.856
Michael Cooper	61	29.4	8.7	0.8	2.9	3.7	4.7	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.2	3.1	7.9	.392	0.9	2.9	.320	1.6	1.9	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	5	25.6	14.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.8	2.2	4.8	11.2	.429	1.6	4.8	.333	2.8	3.8	.737
Michael Cooper	24	24.5	6.4	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.4	2.3	5.5	.412	1.0	2.6	.403	0.8	1.1	.741


Season 11
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2021-22	1988-89
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	81	28.6	11.7	0.6	4.3	4.9	3.0	1.0	0.3	1.1	2.7	3.5	9.0	.391	1.9	4.8	.404	2.7	3.3	.822
Michael Cooper	80	24.3	7.3	0.4	2.0	2.4	3.9	0.9	0.4	1.2	2.3	2.7	6.2	.431	1.0	2.6	.381	1.0	1.2	.871

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	15	27.6	7.7	0.6	2.1	2.7	4.7	0.6	0.5	1.1	2.5	2.5	5.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.382	1.3	1.6	.833


Season 12
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2022-23	1989-90
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	51	22.0	12.8	0.4	2.7	3.1	2.2	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.9	3.9	9.0	.436	1.9	4.7	.414	3.0	3.7	.814
Michael Cooper	80	23.1	6.4	0.7	2.1	2.8	2.7	0.8	0.5	1.1	2.6	2.4	6.2	.387	0.6	2.0	.318	1.0	1.2	.883

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Cooper	9	19.2	2.6	1.2	1.4	2.7	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.8	2.3	1.1	3.9	.286	0.3	1.3	.250	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Alec Burks	Michael Cooper
Season	2023-24	-
Team	Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks TBD	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	66	18.3	10.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.1	3.2	8.6	.369	1.9	5.0	.376	2.2	2.5	.868
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Alec Burks	5	18.6	12.6	0.6	2.8	3.4	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	1.2	3.4	7.4	.459	2.0	4.6	.435	3.8	4.8	.792
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Alec Burks vs. Michael Cooper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Cooper and Alec Burks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13