Dave Cowens vs. Nazr Mohammed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nazr Mohammed 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, 7 less than Nazr Mohammed, who played 18. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Nazr Mohammed had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Nazr Mohammed 18 12 1998-99 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1970-711998-99
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 81 38.0 17.0 - - 15.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 16.1 .422 - - - 3.4 4.6 .732
Nazr Mohammed 26 4.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.6 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1971-721999-00
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 79 40.3 18.8 - - 15.2 3.1 - - - 4.0 8.3 17.2 .484 - - - 2.2 3.1 .720
Nazr Mohammed 28 6.8 1.9 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.9 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .545
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1972-732000-01
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 82 41.8 20.5 - - 16.2 4.1 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.0 .452 - - - 2.5 3.2 .779
Nazr Mohammed 58 15.7 7.6 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.0 6.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .706
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1973-742001-02
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 82 26.4 9.7 3.0 5.0 7.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.1 4.0 8.7 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.7 .617
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1974-752002-03
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 35 12.7 4.6 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.3 1.9 4.5 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.2 .634
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1975-762003-04
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 20.1 7.4 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.4 3.1 5.9 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .592
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
Nazr Mohammed 4 24.3 10.3 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.3 1.5 0.8 1.8 4.5 3.8 7.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.0 .688

Season 7

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1976-772004-05
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 77 25.1 9.5 3.2 4.4 7.6 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.4 3.1 3.8 7.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .674
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
Nazr Mohammed 23 23.1 7.1 3.3 3.4 6.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 5.4 .528 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.3 2.0 .638

Season 8

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1977-782005-06
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 80 17.4 6.2 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.8 2.4 4.7 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 8 11.8 4.5 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.1 1.4 1.9 .733 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.6 2.3 .722

Season 9

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1978-792006-07
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 51 15.2 5.6 1.7 2.7 4.5 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.3 4.4 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .610
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 2 3.0 2.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 10

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1979-802007-08
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Nazr Mohammed 82 20.1 7.8 2.4 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.8 3.3 6.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .583
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
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season 1982-832008-09
Team Milwaukee BucksCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Nazr Mohammed 39 8.7 2.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2009-10
Team -Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bobcats 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 58 17.0 7.9 2.0 3.3 5.2 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.8 3.3 5.9 .553 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 4 12.0 6.0 1.3 0.8 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.3 2.8 4.8 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 13

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2010-11
Team -Charlotte Bobcats, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 75 17.1 7.1 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 2.5 3.1 6.0 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 14 10.6 2.3 0.6 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.0 2.4 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 14

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2011-12
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.3 2.7 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 8 10.4 2.3 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 2.4 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 15

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2012-13
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 63 11.0 2.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.0 2.9 .367 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 12 9.5 3.8 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.8 3.4 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571

Season 16

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2013-14
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 80 7.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.7 1.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2014-15
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 23 5.6 1.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 3 4.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 18

Dave Cowens Nazr Mohammed
Season -2015-16
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Nazr Mohammed 5 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -