Dave Cowens vs. Jeff Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Malone 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.

Jeff Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeff Malone: 1983-84 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jeff Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jeff Malone 13

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jeff Malone 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jeff Malone 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jeff Malone 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jeff Malone 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jeff Malone 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jeff Malone 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jeff Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jeff Malone 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jeff Malone 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jeff Malone 2.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jeff Malone 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jeff Malone 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jeff Malone 17,231

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jeff Malone 2,364

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jeff Malone 2,154

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jeff Malone 577

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jeff Malone 100

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jeff Malone 905

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jeff Malone .484

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jeff Malone .268

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jeff Malone .871

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jeff Malone 24.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jeff Malone 3.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jeff Malone 3.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jeff Malone 0.9 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jeff Malone 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jeff Malone 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jeff Malone 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jeff Malone 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jeff Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jeff Malone 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jeff Malone 956

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jeff Malone 141

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jeff Malone 110

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jeff Malone 39

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jeff Malone 12

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jeff Malone 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jeff Malone .470

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jeff Malone .167

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jeff Malone .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jeff Malone 25.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jeff Malone 3.9 (1991)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jeff Malone 3.4 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jeff Malone 1.4 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jeff Malone 1.0 (1988)

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.