M.L. Carr vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team M.L. Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 Dave Cowens 3

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 Dave Cowens 0 *

Rookie of The Year M.L. Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) 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.