Dave Cowens vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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.

Garrett Temple

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Garrett Temple 14

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Garrett Temple 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Garrett Temple 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Garrett Temple 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Garrett Temple 1.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Garrett Temple 4,529

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Garrett Temple 1,682

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Garrett Temple 1,229

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Garrett Temple 593

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Garrett Temple 239

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Garrett Temple 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Garrett Temple .401

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Garrett Temple .344

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Garrett Temple .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)

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.