Dave Cowens vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alex Groza 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.