Michael Carter-Williams vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Michael Carter-Williams 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

Michael Carter-Williams

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Carter-Williams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons M. Carter-Williams 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played M. Carter-Williams 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Carter-Williams 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year M. Carter-Williams 1 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 10.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Carter-Williams 4,040 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds M. Carter-Williams 1,718 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists M. Carter-Williams 1,708 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals M. Carter-Williams 498 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks M. Carter-Williams 215 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games M. Carter-Williams 395 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Carter-Williams .402 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage M. Carter-Williams .256 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage M. Carter-Williams .705 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 16.7 (2014) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 6.2 (2014) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 6.7 (2015) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.9 (2014) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.8 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 7.5 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 3.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 2.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.8 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 0.4 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Carter-Williams 120 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds M. Carter-Williams 51 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists M. Carter-Williams 47 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals M. Carter-Williams 12 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks M. Carter-Williams 7 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games M. Carter-Williams 16 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Carter-Williams .411 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage M. Carter-Williams .143 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage M. Carter-Williams .667 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Carter-Williams 12.2 (2015) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.5 (2015) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game M. Carter-Williams 4.8 (2015) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.2 (2015) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M. Carter-Williams 1.0 (2015) 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.