Dave Cowens vs. Etan Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Etan Thomas 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.

Etan Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Etan Thomas: 2001-02 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Etan Thomas 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Etan Thomas 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Etan Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Etan Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Etan Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Etan Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Etan Thomas 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Etan Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Etan Thomas 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Etan Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Etan Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Etan Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Etan Thomas 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Etan Thomas 2,341

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Etan Thomas 1,927

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Etan Thomas 149

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Etan Thomas 128

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Etan Thomas 427

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Etan Thomas 409

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Etan Thomas .513

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Etan Thomas .603

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Etan Thomas 8.9 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Etan Thomas 6.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Etan Thomas 0.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Etan Thomas 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Etan Thomas 1.6 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Etan Thomas 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Etan Thomas 3.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Etan Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Etan Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Etan Thomas 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Etan Thomas 86

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Etan Thomas 69

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Etan Thomas 3

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Etan Thomas 4

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Etan Thomas 12

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Etan Thomas 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Etan Thomas .559

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Etan Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Etan Thomas .541

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Etan Thomas 6.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Etan Thomas 5.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Etan Thomas 0.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Etan Thomas 0.7 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Etan Thomas 0.9 (2005)

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.