Steve Alford vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.