Dave Cowens vs. Chris Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Ford 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.

Chris Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Chris Ford 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Chris Ford 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Chris Ford 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Chris Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Chris Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Chris Ford 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Chris Ford 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Chris Ford 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Chris Ford 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Chris Ford 3.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Chris Ford 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Chris Ford 7,314

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Chris Ford 2,394

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Chris Ford 2,719

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Chris Ford 1,152 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Chris Ford 192 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Chris Ford 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Chris Ford .460

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Chris Ford .375 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Chris Ford .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Chris Ford 15.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Chris Ford 3.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Chris Ford 4.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Chris Ford 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Chris Ford 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Chris Ford 2.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Chris Ford 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Chris Ford 434

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Chris Ford 168

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Chris Ford 151

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Chris Ford 52 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Chris Ford 15 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Chris Ford 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Chris Ford .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Chris Ford .244 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Chris Ford .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Chris Ford 13.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Chris Ford 6.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Chris Ford 4.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) *

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.