Dave Cowens vs. Aaron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Aaron James and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dave Cowens

vs.

Aaron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Aaron James 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Aaron James 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Aaron James 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Aaron James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Aaron James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Aaron James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Aaron James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Aaron James 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Aaron James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Aaron James 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Aaron James 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Aaron James 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Aaron James 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Aaron James 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Aaron James 3,829

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Aaron James 1,470

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Aaron James 370

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Aaron James 158

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Aaron James 69

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Aaron James 356

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Aaron James .481

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Aaron James .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Aaron James 12.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Aaron James 5.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Aaron James 1.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Aaron James 0.5 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Aaron James 0.3 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Aaron James -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Aaron James -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Aaron James -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Aaron James -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Aaron James -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Aaron James -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Aaron James 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Aaron James -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Aaron James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Aaron James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Aaron James -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Aaron James -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Aaron James -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Aaron James -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Aaron James -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.