Dave Cowens vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder 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, 1 less than Dennis Schroder, who played 12. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Dennis Schroder had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 achievements, 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
Dennis Schroder	12	9	2013-14 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1970-71	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+32	+24.9	+13.3			+13.8	+0.9				-3.2	+5.3	+12.3	+.039				+2.8	+3.7	+.058
Dennis Schroder	49	13.1	3.7	0.1	1.1	1.2	1.9	0.3	0.0	1.2	1.1	1.5	3.8	.383	0.2	0.9	.238	0.6	0.9	.674

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Schroder	2	3.5	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.5	0.5	1.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1971-72	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+20.6	+8.8			+13.1	+1.0				-2.4	+4.6	+8.6	+.057				+0.3	+0.8	+.107
Dennis Schroder	77	19.7	10.0	0.4	1.8	2.1	4.1	0.6	0.1	1.9	1.6	3.7	8.6	.427	0.7	1.9	.351	1.9	2.3	.827

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
difference:	+5	+22.0	+6.5			+12.0	+0.9				-2.7	+3.0	+5.1	+.069				+1.0	+2.5	+.261
Dennis Schroder	16	18.1	9.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	3.9	0.6	0.0	1.7	1.8	3.5	9.1	.386	0.5	2.1	.235	1.5	1.8	.857


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1972-73	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+21.5	+9.5			+13.6	+0.3				-2.1	+4.9	+10.2	+.031				+0.7	+0.9	+.012
Dennis Schroder	80	20.3	11.0	0.3	2.2	2.6	4.4	0.9	0.1	2.3	1.7	4.1	9.8	.421	1.0	3.0	.322	1.8	2.3	.791

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
difference:	+3	+26.9	+10.2			+14.7	+0.1				-1.8	+5.2	+10.6	+.021				+1.0	+1.9	+.187
Dennis Schroder	10	19.1	11.7	0.6	1.3	1.9	3.6	0.4	0.1	2.1	2.4	4.7	10.4	.452	1.2	3.5	.343	1.1	1.3	.846


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1973-74	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+10.4	+1.1	+2.8	+9.8	+12.6	+1.9	+0.3	+1.1		-1.8	+1.2	+3.0	+.014				+0.1	+0.2	+.023
Dennis Schroder	79	31.5	17.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.2	3.3	1.9	6.9	15.4	.451	1.3	3.7	.340	2.8	3.2	.855

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
difference:	+12	+7.7	+4.2	+2.6	+8.3	+11.0	+4.0	+0.2	+0.9		-1.5	+0.6	+2.3	+.020				+2.6	+2.9	+.041
Dennis Schroder	6	35.2	24.7	0.7	1.7	2.3	7.7	1.0	0.0	1.7	3.2	8.3	18.3	.455	2.8	6.7	.425	5.2	6.2	.838


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1974-75	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+9.5	+1.0	+2.8	+8.8	+11.6	+1.6	+0.2	+1.0		-1.5	+1.3	+1.3	+.039				+0.5	+0.2	+.066
Dennis Schroder	67	31.0	19.4	0.7	2.4	3.1	6.2	1.1	0.1	2.7	2.2	7.5	17.1	.436	1.1	3.9	.290	3.4	4.0	.849

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
Dennis Schroder	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1975-76	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+10.5	+3.5	+3.8	+8.6	+12.4	+0.1	+0.4	+0.7		-1.6	+2.0	+2.7	+.054				+0.9	+1.5	+.063
Dennis Schroder	79	29.3	15.5	0.5	3.1	3.6	4.1	0.8	0.2	2.2	2.4	5.8	14.0	.414	1.6	4.6	.341	2.4	2.9	.819

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
difference:	+13	+14.1	+7.2	+4.4	+8.8	+13.2	+1.2	+0.4	+0.7		-2.5	+3.7	+7.9	+.002				+1.1	+1.2	+.037
Dennis Schroder	5	30.2	13.8	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.4	0.8	0.0	1.2	2.2	5.0	11.0	.455	1.2	4.0	.300	2.6	3.6	.722


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1976-77	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+7.0	+2.5	+2.6	+7.7	+10.3	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8		-1.4	+0.4	+0.3	+.035				+0.2	+0.4	+.021
Dennis Schroder	65	30.8	18.9	0.3	3.3	3.6	4.0	0.7	0.2	2.6	2.2	7.0	14.8	.469	1.9	5.0	.385	3.0	3.6	.839

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
difference:	+2	+9.7	+0.7	+2.9	+8.3	+11.2	+0.4	+0.3	+1.3		-2.0	+1.0	+0.8	+.042				+1.0	+1.2	+.027
Dennis Schroder	7	32.4	17.3	0.3	3.4	3.7	3.6	0.6	0.1	2.4	2.1	6.3	15.6	.404	1.9	6.4	.289	2.9	3.6	.800


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1977-78	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+9.7	+3.2	+2.7	+7.8	+10.5	+1.2	+0.2	+0.7	-0.1	-1.3	+2.4	+3.3	+.053				+0.3	+0.3	+.006
Dennis Schroder	61	32.1	15.4	0.5	3.0	3.5	5.8	1.1	0.2	2.7	2.6	5.4	12.5	.437	1.2	3.5	.335	3.4	4.0	.848

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Schroder	6	32.7	14.3	0.2	2.8	3.0	2.8	1.0	0.2	1.7	2.2	4.7	11.7	.400	1.3	4.3	.308	3.7	4.3	.846


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1978-79	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+8.3	+3.1	+1.7	+4.6	+6.3	+1.0	+0.3	+0.7	-0.4	-1.5	+2.3	+3.6	+.052				+0.3	+0.1	+.046
Dennis Schroder	64	28.7	13.5	0.5	2.8	3.3	4.6	0.8	0.1	2.2	2.4	4.9	11.3	.431	1.3	3.9	.344	2.5	2.9	.853

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dave Cowens nor Dennis Schroder played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1979-80	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+2.6	+1.6	+1.6	+4.0	+5.6	+1.4	+0.2	+0.7	-0.1	-1.1	+2.3	+4.3	+.038	+1.1	+3.2	+.246	+1.9	+2.0	+.078
Dennis Schroder	66	30.1	12.6	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.5	0.8	0.2	1.7	2.2	4.1	9.8	.415	1.1	3.4	.329	3.3	3.8	.857

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
difference:	+7	+7.3	+4.6	+1.8	+3.5	+5.4	+0.6		+0.6	-0.4	-1.6	+2.8	+5.0	+.078	+0.8	+2.2	+.333	+0.3	+0.6	+.088
Dennis Schroder	16	26.1	7.4	0.2	1.8	1.9	2.9	1.0	0.2	1.3	2.5	2.6	6.4	.398	0.8	2.4	.333	1.4	1.8	.821

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


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Dennis Schroder
Season	1982-83	2023-24
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+40	+5.7	+5.9	+1.3	+2.5	+3.9	+4.0		+0.2	-0.8	-1.3	+1.6	+3.9	+.009	+1.7	+4.5	+.375	+0.9	+1.1	+.011
Dennis Schroder	80	31.1	14.0	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.1	0.8	0.2	1.9	2.1	5.0	11.6	.435	1.7	4.6	.375	2.2	2.7	.836

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dave Cowens nor Dennis Schroder played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Dennis Schroder played 1 season more than Dave Cowens in the NBA.

In that period—his season 12 in 2025—Dennis Schroder played in the Playoffs.

Dave Cowens vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years