Dave Cowens vs. Al Harrington Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Harrington and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Al Harrington

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Al Harrington: 1998-99 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Al Harrington 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Al Harrington 16

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Al Harrington 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Al Harrington 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Al Harrington 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Al Harrington 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Al Harrington 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Al Harrington 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Al Harrington 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Al Harrington 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Al Harrington 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Al Harrington 1.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Al Harrington 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Al Harrington 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Al Harrington 13,237

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Al Harrington 5,482

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Al Harrington 1,649

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Al Harrington 858

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Al Harrington 246

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Al Harrington 981

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Al Harrington .444

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Al Harrington .352

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Al Harrington .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Al Harrington 20.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Al Harrington 7.0 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Al Harrington 3.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Al Harrington 1.3 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Al Harrington 0.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Al Harrington 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Al Harrington 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Al Harrington 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Al Harrington 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Al Harrington 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Al Harrington 400

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Al Harrington 232

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Al Harrington 37

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Al Harrington 43

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Al Harrington 20

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Al Harrington 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Al Harrington .374

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Al Harrington .317

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Al Harrington .605

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Al Harrington 10.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Al Harrington 6.4 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Al Harrington 1.0 (2011)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Al Harrington 1.4 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Al Harrington 0.6 (2007)

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.