Dave Cowens vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.