Dave Cowens vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Chris Paul 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Chris Paul 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Chris Paul 200

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Chris Paul 31

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.