Michael Cooper vs. Terry Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Porter 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, 5 less than Terry Porter, who played 17. Michael Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Terry Porter had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Terry Porter	17	16	1985-86 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1978-79	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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	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	-
Terry Porter	79	15.4	7.1	0.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.7	2.7	5.7	.474	0.2	0.5	.310	1.6	2.0	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	4	17.0	6.8	0.3	1.0	1.3	3.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.0	6.8	.444	0.3	1.5	.167	0.5	1.0	.500


Season 2
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1979-80	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	80	33.9	13.1	0.9	3.3	4.2	8.9	2.0	0.1	3.2	2.4	4.7	9.6	.488	0.2	0.8	.217	3.5	4.2	.838

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
Terry Porter	4	37.5	17.0	0.3	4.5	4.8	10.0	2.5	0.5	3.3	3.5	6.0	12.5	.480	0.5	1.3	.400	4.5	5.0	.900


Season 3
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1980-81	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	82	36.5	14.9	0.8	3.8	4.6	10.1	1.8	0.2	3.0	2.5	5.6	10.9	.519	0.3	0.8	.348	3.3	4.0	.846

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
Terry Porter	4	37.3	17.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	7.0	2.5	0.0	3.3	3.3	7.3	13.0	.558	0.3	0.8	.333	2.3	3.3	.692


Season 4
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1981-82	1988-89
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	81	38.3	17.7	1.0	3.5	4.5	9.5	1.8	0.1	3.1	2.3	6.7	14.1	.471	1.0	2.7	.361	3.4	4.0	.840

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
Terry Porter	3	41.3	22.0	2.0	3.3	5.3	8.3	0.3	0.3	2.3	2.7	8.7	17.3	.500	1.3	3.7	.364	3.3	4.0	.833


Season 5
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1982-83	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers 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	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
Terry Porter	80	34.8	17.6	0.7	2.7	3.4	9.1	1.9	0.1	3.1	1.9	5.6	12.1	.462	1.1	3.0	.374	5.3	5.9	.892

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
Terry Porter	21	38.8	20.6	0.4	2.5	2.9	7.4	1.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.0	13.0	.464	1.9	4.9	.392	6.6	7.9	.842


Season 6
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1983-84	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	81	32.9	17.0	0.6	2.8	3.5	8.0	2.0	0.1	2.3	1.9	6.0	11.7	.515	1.6	3.9	.415	3.4	4.2	.823

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
Terry Porter	16	37.2	18.1	0.5	2.3	2.8	6.6	1.5	0.1	2.0	2.0	6.4	12.8	.500	1.1	2.9	.362	4.3	4.9	.861


Season 7
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1984-85	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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	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
Terry Porter	82	34.0	18.1	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.8	1.5	0.1	2.3	1.9	6.4	13.8	.461	1.6	4.0	.395	3.8	4.5	.856

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
Terry Porter	21	41.4	21.4	1.2	3.4	4.6	6.7	1.0	0.1	2.2	2.3	7.0	13.6	.516	1.8	3.7	.474	5.7	6.8	.832


Season 8
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1985-86	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	81	35.6	18.2	0.7	3.2	3.9	5.2	1.2	0.1	2.5	1.5	6.2	13.7	.454	1.8	4.3	.414	4.0	4.8	.843

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
Terry Porter	4	38.0	16.5	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	6.8	17.0	.397	0.8	4.8	.158	2.3	2.8	.818


Season 9
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1986-87	1993-94
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Honors & Awards	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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
Terry Porter	77	26.9	13.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	5.2	1.0	0.2	2.2	1.7	4.5	10.9	.416	1.4	3.7	.390	2.6	3.0	.872

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
Terry Porter	4	19.0	10.3	0.3	2.8	3.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	3.0	8.8	.343	1.5	3.5	.429	2.8	3.5	.786


Season 10
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1987-88	1994-95
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers 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	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
Terry Porter	35	22.0	8.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.8	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.7	3.0	7.6	.393	1.3	3.3	.386	1.7	2.3	.707

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
Terry Porter	3	7.0	6.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	4.3	.538	0.7	1.7	.400	1.0	1.7	.600


Season 11
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1988-89	1995-96
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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	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
Terry Porter	82	25.3	9.4	0.4	2.1	2.6	5.5	1.1	0.2	2.1	1.9	3.3	7.4	.442	0.9	2.8	.314	2.0	2.5	.785

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
Terry Porter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	1989-90	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Timberwolves 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	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
Terry Porter	82	19.1	6.9	0.4	1.8	2.1	3.6	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.3	2.3	5.5	.416	0.8	2.4	.335	1.5	2.0	.765

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	-
Terry Porter	3	15.3	5.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	3.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.7	4.3	.385	1.0	3.0	.333	1.0	1.3	.750


Season 13
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Timberwolves 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	82	21.8	9.5	0.5	1.6	2.0	3.3	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.3	3.2	7.0	.449	1.1	2.8	.395	2.0	2.4	.856

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	5	37.6	15.8	1.4	3.6	5.0	3.2	1.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.0	5.0	.400	3.0	3.6	.833


Season 14
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	-	1998-99
Team	-	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Heat 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	50	27.3	10.5	0.3	2.5	2.8	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.5	1.9	3.4	7.4	.465	1.2	2.8	.411	2.5	3.0	.831

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	5	28.2	9.0	0.6	3.2	3.8	3.0	0.6	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	6.4	.469	0.6	2.4	.250	2.4	3.0	.800


Season 15
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	-	1999-00
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	68	23.7	9.4	0.4	2.5	2.8	3.3	0.7	0.1	1.5	1.2	3.0	6.8	.447	1.3	3.0	.435	2.0	2.5	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	4	22.3	5.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	1.0	2.0	7.8	.258	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	0.0	-


Season 16
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	-	2000-01
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	80	21.0	7.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.3	1.1	2.5	5.5	.448	1.1	2.6	.424	1.2	1.5	.793

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	13	25.1	8.3	0.1	1.8	1.8	3.4	0.8	0.0	1.7	1.2	3.0	6.6	.453	1.0	3.0	.333	1.3	1.7	.773


Season 17
	Michael Cooper	Terry Porter
Season	-	2001-02
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs 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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	72	18.0	5.5	0.2	2.1	2.3	2.8	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.2	1.9	4.5	.424	0.8	2.0	.415	0.9	1.2	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Michael Cooper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Porter	10	13.0	3.3	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.5	.371	0.5	1.7	.294	0.2	0.4	.500

Michael Cooper vs. Terry Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Porter 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.

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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

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17