Dave Cowens vs. Patty Mills Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Patty Mills 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.

Patty Mills

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Patty Mills 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Patty Mills 15

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Patty Mills 12

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Patty Mills 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Patty Mills 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Patty Mills 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Patty Mills 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Patty Mills 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Patty Mills 1.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Patty Mills 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Patty Mills 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Patty Mills 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Patty Mills 7,893

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Patty Mills 1,469

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Patty Mills 1,984

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Patty Mills 568

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Patty Mills 77

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Patty Mills 892

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Patty Mills .424

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Patty Mills .386

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Patty Mills .856

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Patty Mills 11.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Patty Mills 2.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Patty Mills 3.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Patty Mills 0.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Patty Mills 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Patty Mills 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Patty Mills 1.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Patty Mills 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Patty Mills 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Patty Mills 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Patty Mills 632

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Patty Mills 138

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Patty Mills 152

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Patty Mills 50

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Patty Mills 5

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Patty Mills 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Patty Mills .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Patty Mills .384

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Patty Mills .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Patty Mills 13.4 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Patty Mills 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Patty Mills 3.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Patty Mills 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Patty Mills 0.3 (2022)

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.