Rick Adelman vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (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.