Michael Cooper vs. Dahntay Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dahntay Jones 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, 1 less than Dahntay Jones, who played 13. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Dahntay Jones had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Dahntay Jones	13	9	2003-04 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1978-79	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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	-
Dahntay Jones	20	7.7	1.8	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.2	0.8	2.7	.283	0.1	0.2	.250	0.3	0.6	.455

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dahntay Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1979-80	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Grizzlies 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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	52	12.5	4.5	0.2	1.1	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.6	3.7	.437	0.4	1.2	.383	0.8	1.2	.688

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
Dahntay Jones	3	23.7	7.3	0.7	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	2.7	2.7	7.0	.381	1.0	1.7	.600	1.0	1.3	.750


Season 3
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1980-81	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Grizzlies 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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	71	13.6	4.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.7	1.5	1.5	3.7	.414	0.0	0.3	.143	0.8	1.3	.645

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
Dahntay Jones	4	11.5	4.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	1.8	1.3	1.8	.714	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.700


Season 4
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1981-82	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	78	21.4	7.5	0.6	1.4	2.0	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.2	2.5	2.8	5.9	.477	0.1	0.2	.417	1.8	2.2	.793

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
Dahntay Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1982-83	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	25	8.2	3.2	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	1.1	0.9	2.1	.434	0.0	0.2	.167	1.4	2.0	.667

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
Dahntay Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1983-84	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Nuggets 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	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
Dahntay Jones	79	18.1	5.4	0.7	1.4	2.1	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.9	2.5	1.9	4.3	.458	0.1	0.2	.647	1.4	1.9	.728

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
Dahntay Jones	16	17.5	7.0	1.0	1.4	2.4	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.8	2.6	2.4	4.9	.481	0.2	0.8	.250	2.1	2.7	.767


Season 7
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1984-85	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	76	24.9	10.2	0.6	2.4	3.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.7	3.1	3.8	8.2	.461	0.1	0.4	.125	2.6	3.4	.770

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
Dahntay Jones	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1985-86	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Pacers 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	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
Dahntay Jones	45	13.1	6.3	0.1	1.4	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.6	2.2	4.8	.467	0.3	0.9	.359	1.5	2.0	.767

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
Dahntay Jones	3	16.7	8.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.3	3.0	6.7	.450	0.0	1.0	.000	2.7	3.0	.889


Season 9
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1986-87	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East 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	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
Dahntay Jones	65	16.2	5.3	0.4	1.4	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.8	1.8	4.3	.409	0.5	1.2	.429	1.3	1.5	.838

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
Dahntay Jones	7	8.3	2.4	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.6	0.6	2.6	.222	0.3	1.3	.222	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 10
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1987-88	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks 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
Dahntay Jones	78	13.0	3.4	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	1.5	1.1	2.8	.369	0.1	0.6	.224	1.1	1.4	.770

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
Dahntay Jones	5	3.8	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.8	.250	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.4	1.000

Note: Dahntay Jones didn't play in 2013-14.


Season 11
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1988-89	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers 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	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
Dahntay Jones	33	3.7	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.6	.286	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.3	.818

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
Dahntay Jones	11	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	1989-90	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
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
Dahntay Jones	1	42.0	13.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	14.0	.429	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		%
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	-
Dahntay Jones	15	3.3	1.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.9	.462	0.1	0.2	.333	0.3	0.3	.800


Season 13
	Michael Cooper	Dahntay Jones
Season	-	2016-17
Team	-	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Cavaliers 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dahntay Jones	1	12.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	8.0	.375	0.0	2.0	.000	3.0	4.0	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dahntay Jones	10	3.3	1.6	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.5	1.0	.500	0.1	0.2	.500	0.5	0.5	1.000

Michael Cooper vs. Dahntay Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dahntay Jones 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.

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