Dave Cowens vs. Rickey Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rickey Green 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.

Rickey Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rickey Green 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rickey Green 14

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rickey Green 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rickey Green 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rickey Green 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rickey Green 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rickey Green 0

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Rickey Green 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rickey Green 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 Rickey Green 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rickey Green 5.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rickey Green 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rickey Green 8,870

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rickey Green 1,819

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rickey Green 5,221

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rickey Green 1,348

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rickey Green 51

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rickey Green 946

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rickey Green .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rickey Green .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rickey Green .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rickey Green 14.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rickey Green 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rickey Green 9.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rickey Green 2.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rickey Green 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rickey Green 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rickey Green 5.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rickey Green 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rickey Green 485

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rickey Green 105

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rickey Green 294

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rickey Green 50

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rickey Green 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rickey Green 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rickey Green .455

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rickey Green .350 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rickey Green .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rickey Green 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rickey Green 3.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rickey Green 9.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rickey Green 1.7 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rickey Green 0.4 (1984)

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.