Dwight Anderson vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dwight Anderson 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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - 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.