Dave Cowens vs. Rajon Rondo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rajon Rondo 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.

Rajon Rondo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rajon Rondo: 2006-07 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rajon Rondo 2

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rajon Rondo 16

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rajon Rondo 10

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rajon Rondo 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rajon Rondo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rajon Rondo 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rajon Rondo 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rajon Rondo 4

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 Rajon Rondo 3

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Rajon Rondo 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rajon Rondo 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Rajon Rondo 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rajon Rondo 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rajon Rondo 7.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rajon Rondo 1.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rajon Rondo 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rajon Rondo 9,337

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rajon Rondo 4,349

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rajon Rondo 7,584

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rajon Rondo 1,518

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rajon Rondo 125

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rajon Rondo 957

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rajon Rondo .456

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rajon Rondo .324

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rajon Rondo .611

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rajon Rondo 13.7 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rajon Rondo 6.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rajon Rondo 11.7 (2012)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rajon Rondo 2.3 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rajon Rondo 0.2 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rajon Rondo 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rajon Rondo 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rajon Rondo 8.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rajon Rondo 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rajon Rondo 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rajon Rondo 1,669

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rajon Rondo 744

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rajon Rondo 1,136

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rajon Rondo 228

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rajon Rondo 24

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rajon Rondo 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rajon Rondo .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rajon Rondo .330

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rajon Rondo .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rajon Rondo 17.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rajon Rondo 9.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rajon Rondo 12.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rajon Rondo 3.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rajon Rondo 0.5 (2017)

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.