Dave Cowens vs. Jason Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jason Thompson 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.

Jason Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jason Thompson: 2008-09 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jason Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jason Thompson 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jason Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jason Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jason Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jason Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jason Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jason Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jason Thompson 6.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jason Thompson 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jason Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jason Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jason Thompson 5,210

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jason Thompson 3,880

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jason Thompson 635

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jason Thompson 283

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jason Thompson 414

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jason Thompson 588

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jason Thompson .496

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jason Thompson .143

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jason Thompson .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jason Thompson 12.5 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jason Thompson 8.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jason Thompson 1.7 (2010)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jason Thompson 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jason Thompson 1.0 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jason Thompson 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jason Thompson 1.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jason Thompson 0.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jason Thompson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jason Thompson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jason Thompson 8

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jason Thompson 11

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jason Thompson 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jason Thompson 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jason Thompson 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jason Thompson 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jason Thompson .444

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jason Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jason Thompson .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jason Thompson 0.8 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jason Thompson 1.1 (2016)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jason Thompson 0.0 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jason Thompson 0.1 (2016)

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.