Dave Cowens vs. Blue Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blue Edwards 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.

Blue Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Blue Edwards: 1989-90 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Blue Edwards 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Blue Edwards 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Blue Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Blue Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Blue Edwards 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Blue Edwards 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Blue Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Blue Edwards 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Blue Edwards 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Blue Edwards 3.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Blue Edwards 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Blue Edwards 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Blue Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Blue Edwards 7,585

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Blue Edwards 2,376

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Blue Edwards 1,409

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Blue Edwards 728

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Blue Edwards 297

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Blue Edwards 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Blue Edwards .475

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Blue Edwards .335

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Blue Edwards .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Blue Edwards 16.9 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Blue Edwards 4.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Blue Edwards 2.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Blue Edwards 1.6 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Blue Edwards 0.6 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Blue Edwards 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Blue Edwards 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Blue Edwards 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Blue Edwards 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Blue Edwards 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Blue Edwards 265

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Blue Edwards 103

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Blue Edwards 44

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Blue Edwards 40

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Blue Edwards 6

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Blue Edwards 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Blue Edwards .473

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Blue Edwards .313

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Blue Edwards .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Blue Edwards 10.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Blue Edwards 3.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Blue Edwards 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Blue Edwards 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Blue Edwards 0.4 (1990)

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.