Cliff Alexander vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Cliff Alexander 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

Cliff Alexander

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Alexander: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Cliff Alexander 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Alexander 1.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.1 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Alexander 10 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Cliff Alexander 6 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Cliff Alexander 1 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Cliff Alexander 2 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Cliff Alexander 8 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Alexander .500 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Alexander 1.3 (2016) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.8 (2016) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.0 (2016) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.1 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Alexander 0.3 (2016) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Cliff Alexander 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Cliff Alexander - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Alexander - 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.