Dave Cowens vs. Zoran Planinic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zoran Planinic 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.

Zoran Planinic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Zoran Planinic: 2003-04 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Zoran Planinic 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Zoran Planinic 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Zoran Planinic 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Zoran Planinic 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Zoran Planinic 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Zoran Planinic 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Zoran Planinic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Zoran Planinic 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Zoran Planinic 1.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Zoran Planinic 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Zoran Planinic 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Zoran Planinic 561

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Zoran Planinic 198

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Zoran Planinic 165

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Zoran Planinic 58

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Zoran Planinic 7

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Zoran Planinic 148

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Zoran Planinic .405

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Zoran Planinic .289

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Zoran Planinic .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Zoran Planinic 5.0 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Zoran Planinic 1.6 (2005)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Zoran Planinic 1.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Zoran Planinic 0.6 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Zoran Planinic 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Zoran Planinic 0.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Zoran Planinic 0.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Zoran Planinic 0.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Zoran Planinic 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Zoran Planinic 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Zoran Planinic 1

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Zoran Planinic 2

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Zoran Planinic 4

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Zoran Planinic 1

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Zoran Planinic 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Zoran Planinic 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Zoran Planinic .000

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Zoran Planinic .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Zoran Planinic .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Zoran Planinic 0.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Zoran Planinic 0.7 (2006)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Zoran Planinic 0.0 (2006)

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.