Dave Cowens vs. Rod Foster Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Foster 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.

Rod Foster

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rod Foster 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rod Foster 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rod Foster 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rod Foster 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rod Foster 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rod Foster 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rod Foster 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rod Foster 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rod Foster 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Rod Foster 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rod Foster 1.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rod Foster 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rod Foster 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rod Foster 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rod Foster 1,562

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rod Foster 258

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rod Foster 479

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rod Foster 137

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rod Foster 10

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rod Foster 207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rod Foster .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rod Foster .298

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rod Foster .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rod Foster 8.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rod Foster 1.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rod Foster 2.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rod Foster 0.8 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rod Foster 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rod Foster 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rod Foster 0.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rod Foster 1.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rod Foster 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rod Foster 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rod Foster 49

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rod Foster 16

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rod Foster 25

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rod Foster 10

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rod Foster 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rod Foster 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rod Foster .266

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rod Foster .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rod Foster .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rod Foster 6.7 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rod Foster 1.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rod Foster 2.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rod Foster 1.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rod Foster 0.1 (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.