Michael Cooper
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1989-90
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Born
- Apr 15, 1956
- College
- New Mexico
- Draft
- 1978, round 3, pick 60
5Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.8
- True shooting
- .544
- Effective FG
- .502
- Usage rate
- 14.6
- Win shares
- 52.4
- WS per 48
- .106
- Box plus/minus
- 1.2
- VORP
- 19.0
- Best season, WS
- 6.5
- Best season, BPM
- 2.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 8
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | LAL | 22 | 3 | 7 | 16.3 | .500 | .500 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.073 | -4.6 | 0.0 | -4.6 | 0.0 | 81 | 99 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 23 | 82 | 1,973 | 12.5 | .563 | .529 | 15.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .097 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 108 | 106 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 24 | 81 | 2,625 | 12.2 | .530 | .494 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | .092 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 106 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 25 | 76 | 2,197 | 14.3 | .556 | .518 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .109 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 109 | 106 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 2,148 | 13.5 | .577 | .540 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .116 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 114 | 105 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 27 | 82 | 2,387 | 14.1 | .586 | .532 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.5 | .130 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 118 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 28 | 82 | 2,189 | 12.9 | .539 | .495 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .102 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 110 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 29 | 82 | 2,269 | 13.5 | .557 | .504 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .123 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 114 | 107 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 30 | 82 | 2,253 | 14.0 | .536 | .498 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .131 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 117 | 108 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 31 | 61 | 1,793 | 11.6 | .500 | .451 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .082 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 107 | 108 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 32 | 80 | 1,943 | 11.9 | .549 | .512 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 115 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 1,851 | 9.6 | .482 | .438 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .070 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 104 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.