Dave Cowens vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Paul Pierce 0

Finals MVP Dave Cowens 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Paul Pierce 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Paul Pierce 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Paul Pierce 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.