Dave Cowens vs. Glen Rice Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Glen Rice 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.

Glen Rice

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Glen Rice: 1989-90 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Glen Rice 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Glen Rice 15

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Glen Rice 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Glen Rice 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Glen Rice 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Glen Rice 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Glen Rice 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Glen Rice 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Glen Rice 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Glen Rice 18.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Glen Rice 4.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Glen Rice 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Glen Rice 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Glen Rice 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Glen Rice 18,336

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Glen Rice 4,387

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Glen Rice 2,097

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Glen Rice 958

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Glen Rice 265

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Glen Rice 1,000

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Glen Rice .456

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Glen Rice .400

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Glen Rice .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Glen Rice 26.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Glen Rice 5.4 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Glen Rice 2.9 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Glen Rice 1.4 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Glen Rice 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Glen Rice 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Glen Rice 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Glen Rice 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Glen Rice 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Glen Rice 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Glen Rice 884

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Glen Rice 249

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Glen Rice 101

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Glen Rice 45

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Glen Rice 12

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Glen Rice 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Glen Rice .433

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Glen Rice .362

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Glen Rice .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Glen Rice 27.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Glen Rice 7.2 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Glen Rice 3.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Glen Rice 2.2 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Glen Rice 0.4 (1994)

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.