Dave Cowens vs. Ricky Rubio Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Rubio 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.

Ricky Rubio

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ricky Rubio: 2011-12 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Ricky Rubio 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Ricky Rubio 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Ricky Rubio 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Ricky Rubio 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Ricky Rubio 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Ricky Rubio 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Ricky Rubio 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Ricky Rubio 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Ricky Rubio 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Ricky Rubio 7.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Ricky Rubio 1.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ricky Rubio 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Ricky Rubio 7,570

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Ricky Rubio 2,830

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Ricky Rubio 5,160

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Ricky Rubio 1,226

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Ricky Rubio 94

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Ricky Rubio 698

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Ricky Rubio .388

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Ricky Rubio .324

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Ricky Rubio .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Ricky Rubio 13.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Ricky Rubio 5.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Ricky Rubio 9.1 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Ricky Rubio 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Ricky Rubio 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Ricky Rubio 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Ricky Rubio 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Ricky Rubio 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ricky Rubio 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Ricky Rubio 161

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Ricky Rubio 66

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Ricky Rubio 88

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Ricky Rubio 21

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Ricky Rubio 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Ricky Rubio 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Ricky Rubio .384

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Ricky Rubio .269

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Ricky Rubio .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Ricky Rubio 15.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Ricky Rubio 7.3 (2018)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Ricky Rubio 8.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Ricky Rubio 2.4 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Ricky Rubio 0.5 (2018)

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.