Dave Cowens vs. Chuck Person Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chuck Person 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.
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 Chuck Person, who played 13. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Chuck Person had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
Chuck Person |
13 |
8 |
1986-87 to 1999-00 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
82 |
36.0 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
16.6 |
.468 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.355 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
4 |
39.8 |
27.0 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
18.5 |
.514 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.769 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
79 |
35.5 |
17.0 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
15.8 |
.459 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.333 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.670 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
80 |
37.7 |
21.6 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
8.9 |
18.2 |
.489 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.307 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.792 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
77 |
35.2 |
19.7 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
16.1 |
.487 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.372 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.781 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
3 |
41.0 |
13.3 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
15.0 |
.378 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
.100 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
80 |
32.1 |
18.4 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
.504 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.340 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
.721 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
5 |
38.4 |
26.0 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
18.0 |
.533 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
.548 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.810 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
81 |
36.1 |
18.5 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
15.9 |
.480 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.373 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.675 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
3 |
39.3 |
17.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
15.7 |
.404 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
.333 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
.667 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
78 |
38.3 |
16.8 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.0 |
.433 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.355 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.649 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
77 |
26.4 |
11.6 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
10.9 |
.422 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.368 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
81 |
25.1 |
10.8 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
.423 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.387 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.647 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
15 |
17.2 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.351 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
.289 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.727 |
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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 |
Chuck Person |
80 |
26.6 |
10.9 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
.437 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.410 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.644 |
|
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 |
Chuck Person |
10 |
28.4 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
.532 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
.532 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
Note: Chuck Person didn't play in 1996-97.
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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 |
Chuck Person |
61 |
23.9 |
6.7 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.359 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.344 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
9 |
21.9 |
5.8 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
.340 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.350 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
50 |
19.8 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.388 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.350 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.750 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
37 |
9.2 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.301 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
.253 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chuck Person |
2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |