Dave Cowens vs. Aaron McKie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron McKie and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Aaron McKie, who played 13. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Aaron McKie had his rookie season in 1994-95. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Dave Cowens	11	7	1970-71 to 1982-83
Aaron McKie	13	10	1994-95 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1970-71	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Aaron McKie	45	18.4	6.5	0.8	2.1	2.9	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.9	2.2	2.6	5.8	.444	0.2	0.6	.393	1.1	1.6	.685

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	3	11.3	5.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.7	4.7	.571	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1971-72	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Aaron McKie	81	27.9	10.7	1.1	2.7	3.8	2.5	1.1	0.3	1.7	2.5	4.2	8.9	.467	0.5	1.4	.325	1.9	2.5	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596
Aaron McKie	5	26.8	6.2	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.8	2.6	2.2	6.0	.367	0.4	1.6	.250	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1972-73	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Aaron McKie	83	19.6	5.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.3	1.1	1.6	1.8	4.4	.411	0.5	1.2	.398	1.1	1.3	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659
Aaron McKie	5	19.2	3.0	0.2	1.8	2.0	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.6	2.4	1.4	4.0	.350	0.2	1.0	.200	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1973-74	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832
Aaron McKie	81	22.4	4.1	0.7	2.1	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.9	2.0	1.7	4.7	.365	0.1	0.8	.190	0.5	0.7	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797
Aaron McKie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1974-75	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783
Aaron McKie	50	19.2	4.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	2.0	1.3	0.1	1.1	1.8	1.9	4.7	.401	0.1	0.6	.194	0.9	1.2	.710

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885
Aaron McKie	6	16.3	3.3	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.8	0.7	0.0	0.2	2.8	1.2	3.8	.304	0.0	0.2	.000	1.0	1.2	.857


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1975-76	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756
Aaron McKie	82	23.8	8.0	0.6	2.4	3.0	2.9	1.3	0.2	1.4	2.4	3.0	7.2	.411	0.5	1.5	.364	1.5	1.8	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759
Aaron McKie	10	33.2	13.8	0.4	3.2	3.6	4.6	0.4	0.2	1.6	2.6	5.0	10.3	.485	1.2	3.5	.343	2.6	3.1	.839


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1976-77	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818
Aaron McKie	76	31.5	11.6	0.4	3.7	4.1	5.0	1.4	0.1	2.7	2.3	4.4	9.4	.473	0.7	2.2	.312	2.0	2.6	.768

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773
Aaron McKie	23	38.7	14.6	1.0	4.1	5.2	5.3	1.5	0.1	2.0	2.9	5.4	13.1	.415	1.2	2.8	.422	2.6	3.3	.787


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1977-78	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842
Aaron McKie	48	30.6	12.2	0.5	3.5	4.0	3.7	1.2	0.3	1.9	1.5	4.6	10.2	.449	1.1	2.7	.398	2.0	2.5	.787

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	5	29.4	10.6	0.4	3.2	3.6	2.4	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.4	4.0	9.2	.435	1.2	3.2	.375	1.4	2.0	.700


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1978-79	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	68	37.0	16.6	2.2	7.4	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	2.6	3.9	7.2	14.9	.483	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.807
Aaron McKie	80	29.7	9.0	0.8	3.6	4.4	3.5	1.6	0.1	1.4	2.2	3.6	8.3	.429	0.5	1.4	.330	1.4	1.7	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	12	26.5	7.8	0.4	3.2	3.6	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.3	2.6	3.2	5.9	.535	0.4	0.8	.556	1.0	1.2	.857


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1979-80	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779
Aaron McKie	75	28.2	9.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	2.6	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.9	3.5	7.7	.459	1.0	2.3	.436	1.1	1.5	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909
Aaron McKie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	1982-83	2004-05
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	40	25.4	8.1	1.8	5.0	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	3.4	3.4	7.7	.444	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.825
Aaron McKie	68	16.4	2.2	0.3	2.2	2.5	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.5	1.7	0.9	2.1	.430	0.3	0.9	.323	0.1	0.2	.625

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	5	16.8	1.4	0.2	2.2	2.4	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.2	1.8	0.6	1.4	.429	0.2	0.6	.333	0.0	0.0	-


Season 12
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	14	8.6	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.9	.250	0.0	0.1	.000	0.1	0.1	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	1	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Dave Cowens	Aaron McKie
Season	-	2006-07
Team	-	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	10	13.1	2.2	0.1	1.7	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.8	1.4	1.1	1.7	.647	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aaron McKie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dave Cowens vs. Aaron McKie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron McKie and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13