Dave Cowens vs. Nene Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nene 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.

Nene

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nene: 2002-03 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Nene 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Nene 17

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Nene 12

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Nene 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Nene 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Nene 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Nene 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Nene 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Nene 6.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Nene 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Nene 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nene 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Nene 10,909

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Nene 5,828

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Nene 1,719

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Nene 1,041

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Nene 721

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Nene 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Nene .548

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Nene .132

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Nene .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Nene 14.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Nene 7.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Nene 2.9 (2013)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Nene 1.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Nene 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Nene 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Nene 5.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Nene 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Nene 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nene 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Nene 837

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Nene 493

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Nene 145

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Nene 72

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Nene 49

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Nene 91

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Nene .530

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Nene .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Nene .595

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Nene 15.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Nene 9.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Nene 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Nene 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Nene 1.1 (2014)

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.