DeMarcus Cousins vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year DeMarcus Cousins 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.