Dave Cowens vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Juwan Howard 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.

Juwan Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Juwan Howard 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Juwan Howard 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Juwan Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Juwan Howard 312

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Juwan Howard 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Juwan Howard .393

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)

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.