Dave Cowens vs. Jim Eakins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Eakins 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.

Jim Eakins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jim Eakins 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jim Eakins 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jim Eakins 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jim Eakins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jim Eakins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Eakins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jim Eakins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jim Eakins 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jim Eakins 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jim Eakins 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jim Eakins 3.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jim Eakins 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jim Eakins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Eakins 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jim Eakins 628

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jim Eakins 436

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jim Eakins 148

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jim Eakins 36

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jim Eakins 66

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jim Eakins 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jim Eakins .462

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jim Eakins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jim Eakins .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jim Eakins 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jim Eakins 0.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jim Eakins 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jim Eakins 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim Eakins 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jim Eakins 2

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jim Eakins 1

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jim Eakins 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jim Eakins 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jim Eakins 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jim Eakins 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jim Eakins .200

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jim Eakins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jim Eakins -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978)

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.