Dave Cowens vs. C.J. McCollum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars C.J. McCollum 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.

C.J. McCollum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 C.J. McCollum 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 C.J. McCollum 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 C.J. McCollum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 C.J. McCollum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 C.J. McCollum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 C.J. McCollum 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 C.J. McCollum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 C.J. McCollum 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 C.J. McCollum 3.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 C.J. McCollum 3.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * C.J. McCollum 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * C.J. McCollum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 C.J. McCollum 14,231

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 C.J. McCollum 2,655

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 C.J. McCollum 2,778

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * C.J. McCollum 658

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * C.J. McCollum 302

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 C.J. McCollum 731

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 C.J. McCollum .454

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * C.J. McCollum .399

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 C.J. McCollum .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 C.J. McCollum 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 C.J. McCollum 4.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 C.J. McCollum 3.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * C.J. McCollum 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * C.J. McCollum 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 C.J. McCollum 1,273

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 C.J. McCollum 278

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 C.J. McCollum 186

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * C.J. McCollum 50

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * C.J. McCollum 30

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 C.J. McCollum 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 C.J. McCollum .434

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * C.J. McCollum .377

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 C.J. McCollum .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * C.J. McCollum 1.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022)

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.