Dave Cowens vs. Alex Hannum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Hannum 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 Hannum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Alex Hannum 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Alex Hannum 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Alex Hannum 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Alex Hannum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Alex Hannum 0 *

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Alex Hannum 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 Hannum 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Alex Hannum 4.5 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Alex Hannum 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Alex Hannum 3,078

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Alex Hannum 2,013 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Alex Hannum 857

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

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

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Alex Hannum 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Alex Hannum .354

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Alex Hannum .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Alex Hannum 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Alex Hannum 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Alex Hannum 1.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Alex Hannum 286

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Alex Hannum 128 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Alex Hannum 52

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

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

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Alex Hannum 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Alex Hannum .394

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Alex Hannum .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951)

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

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Alex Hannum - 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.