Dave Cowens vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.