Dave Cowens vs. Mario Elie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mario Elie 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.

Mario Elie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mario Elie: 1990-91 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mario Elie 3

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mario Elie 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mario Elie 11

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mario Elie 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mario Elie 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mario Elie 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mario Elie 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mario Elie 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mario Elie 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mario Elie 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mario Elie 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mario Elie 2.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mario Elie 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mario Elie 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mario Elie 6,265

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mario Elie 2,017

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mario Elie 1,875

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mario Elie 671

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mario Elie 129

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mario Elie 732

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mario Elie .473

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mario Elie .365

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mario Elie .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mario Elie 11.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mario Elie 3.4 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mario Elie 4.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mario Elie 1.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mario Elie 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mario Elie 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mario Elie 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mario Elie 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mario Elie 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mario Elie 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mario Elie 985

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mario Elie 342

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mario Elie 264

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mario Elie 94

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mario Elie 16

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mario Elie 116

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mario Elie .452

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mario Elie .367

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mario Elie .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mario Elie 12.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mario Elie 5.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mario Elie 3.8 (1997)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mario Elie 1.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mario Elie 0.4 (1996)

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.