Dave Cowens vs. Doc Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doc Rivers 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.

Doc Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Doc Rivers: 1983-84 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Doc Rivers 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Doc Rivers 10

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Doc Rivers 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Doc Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Doc Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Doc Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Doc Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Doc Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Doc Rivers 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Doc Rivers 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Doc Rivers 5.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Doc Rivers 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Doc Rivers 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Doc Rivers 9,377

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Doc Rivers 2,625

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Doc Rivers 4,889

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Doc Rivers 1,563

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Doc Rivers 351

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Doc Rivers 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Doc Rivers .444

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Doc Rivers .328

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Doc Rivers .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Doc Rivers 15.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Doc Rivers 4.6 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Doc Rivers 10.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Doc Rivers 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Doc Rivers 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Doc Rivers 5.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Doc Rivers 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Doc Rivers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Doc Rivers 926

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Doc Rivers 270

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Doc Rivers 479

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Doc Rivers 125

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Doc Rivers 23

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Doc Rivers 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Doc Rivers .446

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Doc Rivers .338

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Doc Rivers .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Doc Rivers 15.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Doc Rivers 4.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Doc Rivers 11.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Doc Rivers 2.4 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Doc Rivers 0.8 (1984)

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.