Dave Cowens vs. Matt Harpring Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Harpring 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.

Matt Harpring

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Matt Harpring 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Matt Harpring 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Matt Harpring 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Matt Harpring 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Matt Harpring 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Matt Harpring 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Matt Harpring 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Matt Harpring 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Matt Harpring 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Matt Harpring 5.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Matt Harpring 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Matt Harpring 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Matt Harpring 7,645

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Matt Harpring 3,366

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Matt Harpring 907

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Matt Harpring 497

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Matt Harpring 112

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Matt Harpring 665

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Matt Harpring .481

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Matt Harpring .333

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Matt Harpring .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Matt Harpring 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Matt Harpring 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Matt Harpring 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Matt Harpring 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Matt Harpring 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Matt Harpring 419

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Matt Harpring 198

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Matt Harpring 54

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Matt Harpring 27

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Matt Harpring 9

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Matt Harpring 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Matt Harpring .459

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Matt Harpring .150

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Matt Harpring .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008)

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.