Dave Cowens vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rusty LaRue 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.