Michael Cooper vs. Kevin Gamble Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Gamble 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 / Games against each other

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 Kevin Gamble, who played 10. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Kevin Gamble had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Kevin Gamble 10 6 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1978-791987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 -
Kevin Gamble 9 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.1 .000 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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1979-801988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 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
Kevin Gamble 44 8.5 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.1 .551 0.0 0.3 .182 0.8 1.3 .636
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
Kevin Gamble 1 29.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 3
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1980-811989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Kevin Gamble 71 13.9 5.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.9 4.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .167 1.2 1.5 .794
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
Kevin Gamble 3 2.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1981-821990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 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
Kevin Gamble 82 33.0 15.6 1.0 2.2 3.3 3.1 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.9 6.7 11.4 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .815
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
Kevin Gamble 11 21.6 6.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.2 2.6 5.5 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 5
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1982-831991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 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
Kevin Gamble 82 30.4 13.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.4 5.9 11.1 .529 0.1 0.4 .290 1.7 1.9 .885
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
Kevin Gamble 10 33.5 13.6 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.6 6.2 13.1 .473 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .800

Season 6
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1983-841992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 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
Kevin Gamble 82 31.0 13.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.3 5.6 11.0 .507 0.6 1.7 .374 1.5 1.8 .826
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
Kevin Gamble 4 35.5 13.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 5.8 10.5 .548 1.3 3.0 .417 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1984-851993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
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 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
Kevin Gamble 75 25.1 11.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.9 10.7 .458 0.3 1.4 .243 1.4 1.7 .817
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1985-861994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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
Kevin Gamble 77 15.9 7.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.9 5.8 .489 0.5 1.3 .398 1.1 1.4 .784
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1986-871995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings 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 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
Kevin Gamble 65 20.4 5.9 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.3 2.3 5.8 .401 0.7 1.8 .386 0.6 0.7 .792
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
Kevin Gamble 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
Season 1987-881996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
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 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
Kevin Gamble 62 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.0 4.6 .430 0.9 1.8 .482 0.1 0.2 .700
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Michael Cooper Kevin Gamble
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
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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 -
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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