Michael Cooper vs. Clyde Lee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clyde Lee and Michael Cooper, 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.

Michael Cooper played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Clyde Lee, who played 10. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Clyde Lee had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Michael Cooper 12 11 1978-79 to 1989-90
Clyde Lee 10 7 1966-67 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1978-791966-67
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors 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 %
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 -
Clyde Lee 74 16.9 7.0 - - 7.4 1.0 - - - 2.3 2.8 6.8 .408 - - - 1.4 2.2 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Cooper ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lee 11 11.8 3.6 - - 4.9 0.7 - - - 1.8 1.7 5.2 .333 - - - 0.2 0.9 .200

Season 2
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1979-801967-68
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Div 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 82 32.9 11.9 - - 13.9 1.6 - - - 4.0 4.5 10.9 .417 - - - 2.8 4.1 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 10 40.5 11.4 - - 13.2 2.2 - - - 3.8 4.8 11.7 .410 - - - 1.8 3.6 .500

Season 3
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1980-811968-69
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Div 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 65 34.4 10.7 - - 13.8 1.3 - - - 3.5 4.1 10.4 .398 - - - 2.5 3.9 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 6 21.5 4.5 - - 7.2 0.8 - - - 2.3 1.5 5.5 .273 - - - 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 4
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1981-821969-70
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 82 32.2 11.0 - - 11.3 1.0 - - - 3.2 4.4 10.0 .440 - - - 2.2 3.7 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1982-831970-71
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 82 17.0 6.1 - - 7.0 0.8 - - - 1.7 2.4 5.2 .453 - - - 1.4 2.4 .558
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 5 18.6 4.8 - - 7.4 0.4 - - - 2.6 2.0 4.8 .417 - - - 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 6
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1983-841971-72
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsWarriors 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 78 34.3 8.1 - - 14.5 1.1 - - - 3.1 3.3 7.0 .471 - - - 1.5 2.8 .541
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 5 35.0 4.8 - - 12.8 1.4 - - - 2.8 1.6 5.6 .286 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667

Season 7
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1984-851972-73
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 66 22.4 6.3 - - 9.1 0.5 - - - 2.8 2.6 5.5 .466 - - - 1.1 2.0 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 11 37.5 10.6 - - 15.7 1.5 - - - 3.9 4.4 9.4 .466 - - - 1.9 2.9 .656

Season 8
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1985-861973-74
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 54 30.4 5.9 3.5 7.6 11.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 - 3.3 2.4 5.3 .454 - - - 1.1 2.0 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1986-871974-75
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 80 30.7 5.9 3.6 5.9 9.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 - 3.6 2.2 5.3 .412 - - - 1.5 2.2 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1987-881975-76
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East 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 %
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
Clyde Lee 79 18.0 3.9 2.1 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 - 2.4 1.6 3.6 .436 - - - 0.8 1.2 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee 3 17.7 4.7 1.3 4.0 5.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 - 5.0 1.3 2.0 .667 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 11
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1988-89-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Michael Cooper Clyde Lee
Season 1989-90-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Clyde Lee ------- --- ----------
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