Matt Costello vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Matt Costello 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

Matt Costello

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - 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.