Jim Ard vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.