Dave Cowens vs. Garrison Mathews Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrison Mathews 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.

Garrison Mathews

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Garrison Mathews 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Garrison Mathews 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Garrison Mathews 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Garrison Mathews 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Garrison Mathews 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Garrison Mathews 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Garrison Mathews 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Garrison Mathews 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Garrison Mathews 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Garrison Mathews 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Garrison Mathews 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Garrison Mathews 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Garrison Mathews 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Garrison Mathews 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Garrison Mathews 1,684

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Garrison Mathews 466

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Garrison Mathews 163

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Garrison Mathews 138

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Garrison Mathews 45

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Garrison Mathews 267

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Garrison Mathews .407

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Garrison Mathews .381

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Garrison Mathews .842

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Garrison Mathews 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Garrison Mathews 0.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Garrison Mathews 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Garrison Mathews 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Garrison Mathews 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Garrison Mathews 4

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Garrison Mathews 2

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Garrison Mathews 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Garrison Mathews 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Garrison Mathews 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Garrison Mathews 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Garrison Mathews .000

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Garrison Mathews .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Garrison Mathews .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021)

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.