Isaiah Canaan vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Isaiah Canaan 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

Isaiah Canaan

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isaiah Canaan: 2013-14 to 2018-19
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Isaiah Canaan 6 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Isaiah Canaan 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 8.1 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 1,913 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 438 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 454 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 145 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 23 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 235 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .371 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .351 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .836 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.0 (2016) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 2.3 (2016) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 3.8 (2018) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.8 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.2 (2014) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 35 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 4 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 4 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 3 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 3 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .500 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .357 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .667 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 (2017) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 (2017) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 (2017) Dave Cowens 1.4 (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.