Dave Cowens vs. Darrell Elston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darrell Elston 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.

Darrell Elston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Darrell Elston: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Darrell Elston 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Darrell Elston 1

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Darrell Elston 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Darrell Elston 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Darrell Elston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Darrell Elston 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Darrell Elston 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Darrell Elston 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Darrell Elston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Darrell Elston 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Darrell Elston 1.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Darrell Elston 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Darrell Elston 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Darrell Elston 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Darrell Elston 5

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Darrell Elston 6

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Darrell Elston 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Darrell Elston 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Darrell Elston 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Darrell Elston 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Darrell Elston .143

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Darrell Elston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Darrell Elston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Darrell Elston 1.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Darrell Elston 1.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Darrell Elston 0.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Darrell Elston 0.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Darrell Elston 0.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Darrell Elston -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Darrell Elston -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Darrell Elston -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Darrell Elston -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Darrell Elston -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Darrell Elston -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Darrell Elston -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Darrell Elston -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Darrell Elston -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Darrell Elston -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Darrell Elston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Darrell Elston -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Darrell Elston - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Darrell Elston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Darrell Elston -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Darrell Elston -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Darrell Elston -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Darrell Elston -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Darrell Elston -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.