Alex Caruso vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alex Caruso 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Alex Caruso 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.