Dave Cowens vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jeremy Lin 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.