Dave Cowens vs. Shake Milton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shake Milton 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.

Shake Milton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Shake Milton: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Shake Milton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Shake Milton 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Shake Milton 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Shake Milton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Shake Milton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Shake Milton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Shake Milton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Shake Milton 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Shake Milton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Shake Milton 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Shake Milton 2.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Shake Milton 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Shake Milton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Shake Milton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Shake Milton 2,584

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Shake Milton 679

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Shake Milton 754

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Shake Milton 139

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Shake Milton 69

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Shake Milton 302

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Shake Milton .451

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Shake Milton .358

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Shake Milton .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Shake Milton 13.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Shake Milton 2.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Shake Milton 3.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Shake Milton 0.6 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Shake Milton 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Shake Milton 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Shake Milton 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Shake Milton 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Shake Milton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Shake Milton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Shake Milton 178

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Shake Milton 44

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Shake Milton 33

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Shake Milton 13

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Shake Milton 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Shake Milton 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Shake Milton .425

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Shake Milton .433

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Shake Milton .864

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Shake Milton 14.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Shake Milton 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Shake Milton 2.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Shake Milton 0.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Shake Milton 0.3 (2022)

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.