Dave Cowens vs. Ian Mahinmi Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ian Mahinmi 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 Ian Mahinmi, who played 12. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Ian Mahinmi had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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
Ian Mahinmi	12	8	2007-08 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1970-71	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie 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	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Ian Mahinmi	6	3.8	3.5	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000

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

Note: Ian Mahinmi didn't play in 2008-09.


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1971-72	2009-10
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Spurs 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	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Ian Mahinmi	26	6.3	3.9	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.2	1.3	2.1	.636	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.8	.660

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
Ian Mahinmi	2	9.5	4.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.0	.750


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1972-73	2010-11
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second 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
Ian Mahinmi	56	8.7	3.1	0.8	1.4	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.9	1.0	1.8	.561	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.5	.768

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
Ian Mahinmi	6	5.5	1.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.5	0.8	.600	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.556


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1973-74	2011-12
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	61	18.7	5.8	1.8	3.0	4.7	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.9	2.1	3.9	.546	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.4	.639

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
Ian Mahinmi	4	17.5	7.3	2.3	2.3	4.5	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.3	3.3	2.3	3.5	.643	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.3	.846


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1974-75	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Pacers Lost East Conf 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	80	16.5	5.0	1.4	2.5	3.9	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.2	2.5	1.9	4.1	.453	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	2.1	.608

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
Ian Mahinmi	18	8.3	1.6	1.1	1.2	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.7	1.6	0.7	1.6	.448	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.6	.300


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1975-76	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	77	16.2	3.5	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.8	2.7	1.2	2.5	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.621

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
Ian Mahinmi	19	12.7	1.9	1.2	1.2	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.5	2.0	0.7	1.4	.481	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.611


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1976-77	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Ian Mahinmi	61	18.8	4.3	1.7	4.1	5.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.8	1.9	3.5	.552	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.304

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
Ian Mahinmi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1977-78	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	71	25.6	9.3	1.9	5.2	7.1	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.4	3.1	3.7	6.3	.589	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.2	.587

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Mahinmi	7	24.6	8.1	1.7	3.4	5.1	1.1	0.7	0.9	2.0	3.6	3.0	6.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.600


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1978-79	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	31	17.9	5.6	1.5	3.3	4.8	0.6	1.1	0.8	1.1	2.9	2.1	3.6	.586	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.573

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Mahinmi	5	12.6	2.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.2	0.6	3.4	1.0	1.8	.556	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.2	.364


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1979-80	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Wizards Lost East 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	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
Ian Mahinmi	77	14.9	4.8	1.8	2.3	4.1	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.3	3.0	1.8	3.2	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.7	.703

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
Ian Mahinmi	6	8.7	5.0	0.7	1.2	1.8	0.2	0.7	0.8	0.2	1.7	1.7	2.3	.714	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	1.8	.909

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


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	1982-83	2018-19
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
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	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
Ian Mahinmi	34	14.6	4.1	1.4	2.4	3.8	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	2.5	1.4	3.1	.452	0.1	0.5	.188	1.2	1.8	.689

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


Season 12
	Dave Cowens	Ian Mahinmi
Season	-	2019-20
Team	-	Washington Wizards
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Mahinmi	38	21.3	7.4	2.1	3.7	5.7	1.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	3.0	2.7	5.5	.495	0.1	0.7	.192	1.8	3.0	.619

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

Dave Cowens vs. Ian Mahinmi Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ian Mahinmi 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