Dave Cowens vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs 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.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jalen Suggs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jalen Suggs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jalen Suggs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jalen Suggs 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)

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.