Dave Cowens vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short 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.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Purvis Short 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Purvis Short 0

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

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.