Dave Cowens vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Alex Poythress 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Alex Poythress 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Alex Poythress -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Alex Poythress -

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

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.