Dave Cowens vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Howard Porter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Howard Porter 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

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.