Darwin Cook vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Darwin Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.