Harvey Catchings vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Harvey Catchings and Dave Cowens both played 11 years in the NBA. Harvey Catchings had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1974-75	1970-71
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	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		%
Harvey Catchings	37	14.3	2.6	1.3	2.8	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	-	2.2	1.1	2.0	.554	-	-	-	0.4	0.7	.640
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1975-76	1971-72
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Harvey Catchings	75	23.1	3.5	2.5	4.4	6.9	0.8	0.3	2.2	-	3.5	1.4	3.2	.426	-	-	-	0.8	1.3	.604
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	3	29.0	5.7	4.0	5.3	9.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	-	3.7	2.7	4.3	.615	-	-	-	0.3	1.0	.333
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596

Season 3
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1976-77	1972-73
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics 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		%
Harvey Catchings	53	16.3	3.0	1.2	3.2	4.4	0.6	0.4	1.5	-	2.5	1.2	2.3	.504	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.702
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	8	6.8	0.5	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.5	-	1.1	0.3	0.6	.400	-	-	-	0.0	0.4	.000
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659

Season 4
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1977-78	1973-74
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers 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		%
Harvey Catchings	61	12.3	2.9	1.7	2.4	4.1	0.6	0.3	1.1	0.7	2.0	1.1	2.9	.393	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.618
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	7	3.7	1.3	0.4	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.4	1.1	.375	-	-	-	0.4	0.6	.750
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

Season 5
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1978-79	1974-75
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Harvey Catchings	57	16.6	4.6	1.8	3.5	5.3	0.8	0.4	1.6	1.5	2.3	1.8	4.3	.420	-	-	-	1.1	1.4	.769
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	2	13.0	1.0	2.5	1.5	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	0.5	3.0	.167	-	-	-	0.0	1.5	.000
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

Season 6
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1979-80	1975-76
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Harvey Catchings	72	19.0	3.2	2.3	3.4	5.7	1.1	0.3	2.3	0.9	2.7	1.3	3.4	.398	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.629
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	6	10.7	1.0	0.8	2.7	3.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.3	2.2	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
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

Season 7
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1980-81	1976-77
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
Harvey Catchings	77	21.2	4.2	2.0	4.1	6.1	1.3	0.4	2.4	1.4	3.7	1.7	3.9	.447	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.641
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	7	15.6	1.1	1.4	2.3	3.7	1.1	0.0	1.6	1.0	3.4	0.4	2.3	.188	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
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

Season 8
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1981-82	1977-78
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks 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		%
Harvey Catchings	80	20.0	2.9	1.6	2.8	4.5	1.2	0.5	1.7	1.2	3.0	1.2	2.8	.420	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.9	.594
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	6	4.3	0.7	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.3	0.5	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Harvey Catchings	Dave Cowens
Season	1983-84	1979-80
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Harvey Catchings	69	16.8	2.1	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.8	2.5	0.9	2.2	.399	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.6	.524
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Harvey Catchings	5	5.0	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.4	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.500
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

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