Dave Cowens vs. Draymond Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Draymond Green and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Draymond Green, who played 12. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Draymond Green had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Dave Cowens	11	7	1970-71 to 1982-83
Draymond Green	12	9	2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1970-71	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Draymond Green	79	13.4	2.9	0.7	2.6	3.3	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.6	2.0	1.1	3.3	.327	0.2	0.8	.209	0.6	0.7	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	12	18.6	5.8	1.2	3.1	4.3	1.6	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.9	2.0	4.7	.429	0.8	1.9	.391	1.1	1.4	.765


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1971-72	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Draymond Green	82	21.9	6.2	1.0	3.9	5.0	1.9	1.2	0.9	1.1	2.8	2.3	5.6	.407	0.7	2.0	.333	1.0	1.5	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596
Draymond Green	7	32.6	11.9	2.6	5.7	8.3	2.9	1.7	1.7	2.4	4.7	4.0	8.6	.467	1.1	4.1	.276	2.7	3.4	.792


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1972-73	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Draymond Green	79	31.5	11.7	1.4	6.7	8.2	3.7	1.6	1.3	1.7	3.2	4.3	9.7	.443	1.4	4.2	.337	1.7	2.5	.660

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659
Draymond Green	21	37.3	13.7	2.2	7.9	10.1	5.2	1.8	1.2	2.8	4.2	4.8	11.4	.417	1.1	4.3	.264	3.0	4.1	.736


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1973-74	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832
Draymond Green	81	34.7	14.0	1.7	7.8	9.5	7.4	1.5	1.4	3.2	3.0	5.0	10.1	.490	1.2	3.2	.388	2.8	4.1	.696

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797
Draymond Green	23	38.2	15.4	1.7	8.3	9.9	6.0	1.6	1.8	2.4	3.5	5.2	12.0	.431	1.7	4.5	.365	3.4	4.7	.738


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1974-75	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Steals Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783
Draymond Green	76	32.5	10.2	1.3	6.6	7.9	7.0	2.0	1.4	2.4	2.9	3.6	8.6	.418	1.1	3.5	.308	2.0	2.8	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885
Draymond Green	17	34.9	13.1	1.2	7.9	9.1	6.5	1.8	1.6	2.1	3.5	4.2	9.5	.447	1.9	4.6	.410	2.7	3.9	.687


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1975-76	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756
Draymond Green	70	32.7	11.0	1.1	6.6	7.6	7.3	1.4	1.3	2.9	2.6	4.0	8.8	.454	1.1	3.7	.301	1.9	2.5	.775

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759
Draymond Green	21	39.0	10.8	2.0	8.6	10.6	8.1	2.0	1.5	3.0	3.6	4.0	9.1	.432	1.0	3.8	.266	1.9	2.3	.796


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1976-77	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Warriors Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818
Draymond Green	66	31.3	7.4	0.9	6.4	7.3	6.9	1.4	1.1	2.6	3.0	2.8	6.4	.445	0.7	2.5	.285	1.0	1.4	.692

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773
Draymond Green	22	38.7	13.3	1.9	8.3	10.1	8.5	1.5	1.5	3.8	3.9	5.2	10.4	.498	0.6	2.6	.228	2.3	3.2	.718


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1977-78	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842
Draymond Green	43	28.4	8.0	0.5	5.7	6.2	6.2	1.4	0.8	2.3	2.6	2.9	7.3	.389	0.8	3.0	.279	1.5	1.9	.759

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1978-79	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	68	37.0	16.6	2.2	7.4	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	2.6	3.9	7.2	14.9	.483	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.807
Draymond Green	63	31.5	7.0	0.9	6.3	7.1	8.9	1.7	0.8	3.0	3.1	2.7	6.0	.447	0.5	2.0	.270	1.1	1.4	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1979-80	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779
Draymond Green	46	28.9	7.5	1.0	6.3	7.3	7.0	1.3	1.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	5.6	.525	0.3	1.2	.296	1.3	2.0	.659

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909
Draymond Green	22	32.0	8.0	1.2	6.0	7.2	6.3	1.1	1.0	2.7	4.0	3.1	6.5	.479	0.4	1.8	.205	1.4	2.1	.638

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	1982-83	2022-23
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	40	25.4	8.1	1.8	5.0	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	3.4	3.4	7.7	.444	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.825
Draymond Green	73	31.5	8.5	0.9	6.3	7.2	6.8	1.0	0.8	2.8	3.1	3.4	6.5	.527	0.5	1.8	.305	1.1	1.5	.713

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	12	30.6	9.4	1.6	5.3	6.9	6.8	1.5	1.0	2.3	4.0	3.5	7.6	.462	0.4	1.7	.250	2.0	2.8	.727


Season 12
	Dave Cowens	Draymond Green
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	55	27.1	8.6	1.4	5.9	7.2	6.0	1.0	0.9	2.5	3.0	3.4	6.8	.497	0.9	2.3	.395	1.0	1.3	.730

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Draymond Green	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dave Cowens vs. Draymond Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Draymond Green and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12