Dave Cowens vs. Zach LaVine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zach LaVine 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.

Zach LaVine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Zach LaVine 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Zach LaVine 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Zach LaVine 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Zach LaVine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zach LaVine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Zach LaVine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zach LaVine 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Zach LaVine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Zach LaVine 20.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Zach LaVine 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Zach LaVine 3.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Zach LaVine 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Zach LaVine 11,866

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Zach LaVine 2,350

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Zach LaVine 2,285

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Zach LaVine 513

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Zach LaVine 171

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Zach LaVine 580

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Zach LaVine .464

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Zach LaVine .382

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Zach LaVine .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Zach LaVine 19.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Zach LaVine 5.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Zach LaVine 6.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Zach LaVine 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zach LaVine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Zach LaVine 77

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Zach LaVine 21

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Zach LaVine 24

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Zach LaVine 3

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Zach LaVine 1

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Zach LaVine 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Zach LaVine .429

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Zach LaVine .375

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Zach LaVine .933

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Zach LaVine 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.