Michael Cooper vs. Rodney Rogers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Rogers 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 and Rodney Rogers both played 12 years in the NBA. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Rodney Rogers had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Rodney Rogers	12	9	1993-94 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1978-79	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets 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	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	-
Rodney Rogers	79	17.8	8.1	1.1	1.7	2.9	1.3	0.8	0.6	1.7	2.5	3.0	6.9	.439	0.4	1.2	.380	1.6	2.4	.672

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rodney Rogers	12	15.8	5.1	0.7	1.1	1.8	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.7	2.1	1.6	4.1	.388	0.5	1.6	.316	1.4	2.3	.630


Season 2
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1979-80	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nuggets 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
Rodney Rogers	80	26.8	12.2	1.7	3.2	4.8	2.0	1.2	0.6	2.2	3.5	4.7	9.6	.488	0.6	1.9	.338	2.2	3.4	.651

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
Rodney Rogers	3	25.3	8.7	0.3	3.7	4.0	1.7	1.0	1.3	1.7	4.3	4.0	7.3	.545	0.3	1.3	.250	0.3	1.3	.250


Season 3
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1980-81	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
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
Rodney Rogers	67	29.1	11.6	1.7	2.6	4.3	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.1	3.2	4.6	9.6	.477	0.7	2.3	.320	1.7	2.7	.628

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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1981-82	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers 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	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
Rodney Rogers	81	30.6	13.2	1.7	3.4	5.1	2.7	1.1	0.8	2.7	3.4	5.0	10.9	.462	0.8	2.2	.361	2.4	3.6	.663

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
Rodney Rogers	3	28.3	10.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.0	1.3	1.0	2.3	4.3	4.0	9.7	.414	0.7	3.3	.200	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 5
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1982-83	1997-98
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
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
Rodney Rogers	76	32.9	15.1	2.0	3.5	5.6	2.7	1.2	0.5	2.5	3.2	5.6	12.3	.456	0.9	2.8	.340	3.0	4.3	.686

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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1983-84	1998-99
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First 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	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
Rodney Rogers	47	20.6	7.4	1.4	2.4	3.8	1.6	1.0	0.5	1.4	3.0	2.8	6.3	.441	0.4	1.3	.286	1.4	2.1	.673

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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1984-85	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns 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	26.7	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
Rodney Rogers	82	27.9	13.8	1.7	3.8	5.5	2.1	1.1	0.6	2.0	3.5	5.2	10.7	.486	1.4	3.2	.439	1.9	3.0	.639

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
Rodney Rogers	9	29.1	14.1	1.8	5.0	6.8	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.7	3.4	5.3	12.8	.417	0.9	4.0	.222	2.6	3.4	.742


Season 8
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1985-86	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Suns 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	27.7	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
Rodney Rogers	82	26.6	12.2	1.1	3.2	4.4	2.2	1.2	0.6	1.9	3.3	4.6	10.7	.430	0.7	2.3	.296	2.3	3.0	.761

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
Rodney Rogers	4	20.8	8.8	0.8	2.8	3.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	4.0	3.0	10.0	.300	0.5	2.5	.200	2.3	3.5	.643


Season 9
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1986-87	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics Lost East 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	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
Rodney Rogers	77	24.4	11.9	1.7	2.8	4.5	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.9	4.6	9.8	.471	1.1	3.1	.374	1.5	1.9	.785

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
Rodney Rogers	16	24.6	8.9	1.8	3.8	5.5	2.1	1.0	0.4	1.4	2.6	2.9	6.8	.426	1.2	3.3	.365	1.9	2.2	.886


Season 10
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1987-88	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets 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	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
Rodney Rogers	68	19.2	7.0	0.9	3.0	3.9	1.6	0.7	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	.402	0.6	1.9	.333	1.0	1.3	.756

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
Rodney Rogers	20	17.5	6.7	1.1	1.7	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.2	1.3	2.6	2.3	6.1	.372	0.9	2.1	.405	1.4	1.9	.711


Season 11
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1988-89	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Nets 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	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
Rodney Rogers	69	20.4	7.8	1.4	3.0	4.4	2.0	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.7	3.0	7.3	.410	0.7	2.2	.329	1.1	1.4	.765

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
Rodney Rogers	11	20.8	6.1	0.8	4.2	5.0	1.1	0.5	0.3	1.5	2.8	2.1	6.5	.319	0.5	2.0	.227	1.5	1.8	.800


Season 12
	Michael Cooper	Rodney Rogers
Season	1989-90	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Orleans Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	76ers 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	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
Rodney Rogers	58	23.6	7.7	1.1	3.2	4.2	1.5	0.7	0.3	1.5	3.0	3.0	7.8	.382	0.8	2.9	.286	0.9	1.2	.743

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	-
Rodney Rogers	4	12.3	5.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.3	.462	0.8	2.0	.375	1.3	1.8	.714

Michael Cooper vs. Rodney Rogers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Rogers 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