Dave Cowens vs. Stan Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stan Love 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.

Stan Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Stan Love 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Stan Love 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Stan Love 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Stan Love 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Stan Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Stan Love 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Stan Love 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Stan Love 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Stan Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Stan Love 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Stan Love 4.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Stan Love 0.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Stan Love 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Stan Love 1,550

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Stan Love 905

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Stan Love 172

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Stan Love 44 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Stan Love 33 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Stan Love 227

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Stan Love .440

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Stan Love .751

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Stan Love 7.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Stan Love 4.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Stan Love 0.9 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Stan Love 0.4 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Stan Love 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Stan Love 1.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Stan Love 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Stan Love 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Stan Love 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Stan Love 8

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Stan Love 10

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Stan Love 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Stan Love 1 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Stan Love 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Stan Love 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Stan Love .300

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Stan Love - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Stan Love .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Stan Love 3.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Stan Love 1.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Stan Love 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Stan Love 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Stan Love 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.