Dave Cowens vs. Anfernee Simons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anfernee Simons 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.

Anfernee Simons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Anfernee Simons: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Anfernee Simons 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Anfernee Simons 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Anfernee Simons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Anfernee Simons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Anfernee Simons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Anfernee Simons 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Anfernee Simons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Anfernee Simons 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Anfernee Simons 2.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Anfernee Simons 2.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Anfernee Simons 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Anfernee Simons 4,489

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Anfernee Simons 784

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Anfernee Simons 928

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Anfernee Simons 140

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Anfernee Simons 43

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Anfernee Simons 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Anfernee Simons .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Anfernee Simons .386

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Anfernee Simons .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Anfernee Simons 22.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Anfernee Simons 3.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Anfernee Simons 5.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 0.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Anfernee Simons 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Anfernee Simons 1.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Anfernee Simons 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Anfernee Simons 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Anfernee Simons 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Anfernee Simons 70

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Anfernee Simons 27

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Anfernee Simons 15

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Anfernee Simons 9

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Anfernee Simons 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Anfernee Simons 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Anfernee Simons .379

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Anfernee Simons .500

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Anfernee Simons .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Anfernee Simons 6.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Anfernee Simons 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Anfernee Simons 2.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Anfernee Simons 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Anfernee Simons 0.2 (2021)

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.