Dave Cowens vs. Jim McMillian Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim McMillian 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 McMillian

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jim McMillian: 1970-71 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jim McMillian 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jim McMillian 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jim McMillian 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jim McMillian 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jim McMillian 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jim McMillian 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Jim McMillian 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jim McMillian 5.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jim McMillian 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jim McMillian 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim McMillian 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jim McMillian 8,736

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jim McMillian 3,319

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jim McMillian 1,557

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jim McMillian 435 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jim McMillian 80 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jim McMillian 631

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jim McMillian .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jim McMillian .832

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jim McMillian 18.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jim McMillian 7.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jim McMillian 3.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jim McMillian 1.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jim McMillian 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jim McMillian 16.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jim McMillian 5.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jim McMillian 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jim McMillian 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jim McMillian 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jim McMillian 1,194

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jim McMillian 377

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jim McMillian 137

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jim McMillian 36 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jim McMillian 7 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jim McMillian 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jim McMillian .451

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jim McMillian .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jim McMillian 20.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jim McMillian 8.8 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jim McMillian 2.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jim McMillian 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jim McMillian 0.4 (1976) *

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.