Tyler Cook vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Tyler Cook 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tyler Cook: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Tyler Cook 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Tyler Cook 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 3.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.5 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 246 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 162 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Tyler Cook 21 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Tyler Cook 15 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 6 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Tyler Cook 65 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook .654 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cook .500 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook .600 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 4.9 (2021) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 3.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.5 (2021) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.3 (2021) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.2 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Tyler Cook 2 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Tyler Cook 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Tyler Cook 1 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyler Cook - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Tyler Cook - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tyler Cook - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tyler Cook 2.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyler Cook 0.0 (2020) 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.