Dave Cowens vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Otis Thorpe 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Otis Thorpe 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Otis Thorpe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.