Dave Cowens vs. Carl Herrera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Herrera 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.

Carl Herrera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Carl Herrera: 1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Carl Herrera 2

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Carl Herrera 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Carl Herrera 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Carl Herrera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Carl Herrera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Carl Herrera 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Carl Herrera 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Carl Herrera 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Carl Herrera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Carl Herrera 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Carl Herrera 3.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Carl Herrera 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Carl Herrera 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Carl Herrera 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Carl Herrera 2,481

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Carl Herrera 1,690

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Carl Herrera 261

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Carl Herrera 237

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Carl Herrera 204

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Carl Herrera 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Carl Herrera .476

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Carl Herrera .143

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Carl Herrera .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Carl Herrera 8.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Carl Herrera 5.6 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Carl Herrera 0.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Carl Herrera 0.8 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Carl Herrera 0.7 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Carl Herrera 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Carl Herrera 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Carl Herrera 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Carl Herrera 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Carl Herrera 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Carl Herrera 137

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Carl Herrera 98

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Carl Herrera 13

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Carl Herrera 10

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Carl Herrera 6

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Carl Herrera 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Carl Herrera .451

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Carl Herrera .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Carl Herrera .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Carl Herrera 4.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Carl Herrera 3.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Carl Herrera 1.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Carl Herrera 0.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Carl Herrera 0.2 (1994)

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.