Dave Cowens vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mickey Rottner 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.