Dave Cowens vs. Nikola Mirotic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Mirotic 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.

Nikola Mirotic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Nikola Mirotic: 2014-15 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Nikola Mirotic 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Nikola Mirotic 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Nikola Mirotic 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Nikola Mirotic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Nikola Mirotic 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Nikola Mirotic 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Nikola Mirotic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Nikola Mirotic 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Nikola Mirotic 5.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Nikola Mirotic 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Nikola Mirotic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nikola Mirotic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Nikola Mirotic 3,910

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Nikola Mirotic 1,894

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Nikola Mirotic 407

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Nikola Mirotic 240

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Nikola Mirotic 228

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Nikola Mirotic 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Nikola Mirotic .423

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Nikola Mirotic .359

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Nikola Mirotic .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Nikola Mirotic 15.6 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Nikola Mirotic 7.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Nikola Mirotic 1.5 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Nikola Mirotic 0.9 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Nikola Mirotic 0.8 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Nikola Mirotic 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Nikola Mirotic 5.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Nikola Mirotic 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Nikola Mirotic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Nikola Mirotic 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Nikola Mirotic 383

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Nikola Mirotic 206

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Nikola Mirotic 43

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Nikola Mirotic 30

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Nikola Mirotic 24

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Nikola Mirotic 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Nikola Mirotic .388

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Nikola Mirotic .318

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Nikola Mirotic .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Nikola Mirotic 15.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Nikola Mirotic 9.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Nikola Mirotic 1.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Nikola Mirotic 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Nikola Mirotic 1.3 (2018)

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.