Dave Cowens vs. Nate McMillan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate McMillan 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.

Nate McMillan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Nate McMillan 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Nate McMillan 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Nate McMillan 11

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Nate McMillan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Nate McMillan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Nate McMillan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Nate McMillan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Nate McMillan 2

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Nate McMillan 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Nate McMillan 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Nate McMillan 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Nate McMillan 4.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Nate McMillan 6.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Nate McMillan 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Nate McMillan 4,733

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Nate McMillan 3,222

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Nate McMillan 4,893

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Nate McMillan 1,544

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Nate McMillan 356

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Nate McMillan 796

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Nate McMillan .443

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Nate McMillan .343

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Nate McMillan .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Nate McMillan 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Nate McMillan 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Nate McMillan 5.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Nate McMillan 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nate McMillan 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Nate McMillan 489

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Nate McMillan 343

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Nate McMillan 505

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Nate McMillan 131

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Nate McMillan 43

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Nate McMillan 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Nate McMillan .381

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Nate McMillan .289

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Nate McMillan .632

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987)

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.