Dave Cowens vs. Jae Crowder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jae Crowder 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 Jae Crowder, who played 13. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jae Crowder had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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.

Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1970-71	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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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:	+3	+20.7	+12.0			+12.6	+1.6				-2.7	+5.0	+11.4	+.038				+2.8	+3.7	+.088
Jae Crowder	78	17.3	5.0	0.4	1.9	2.4	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.6	1.8	4.7	.384	0.8	2.5	.328	0.6	0.9	.644
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dave Cowens nor Jae Crowder played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1971-72	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+24.2	+14.2			+12.7	+2.3				-2.7	+6.6	+13.4	+.045				+1.6	+2.3	+.034
Jae Crowder	78	16.1	4.6	0.6	1.9	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.3	1.7	3.8	.439	0.6	1.9	.331	0.6	0.8	.754
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:	+4	+28.5	+12.8			+12.1	+2.7				-2.6	+5.4	+11.6	+.011				+2.5	+4.3
Jae Crowder	7	11.6	2.7	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.9	1.1	2.6	.444	0.4	1.0	.429	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1972-73	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:		+21.7	+12.8			+12.6	+3.0				-2.1	+6.2	+13.4	+.032				+1.2	+1.5	+.006
Jae Crowder	82	20.1	7.7	0.9	2.7	3.6	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.6	1.7	2.8	6.6	.420	0.7	2.5	.293	1.3	1.7	.773
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:	+9	+21.0	+11.1			+11.6	+1.7				-0.7	+6.1	+13.7	+.044				+0.4	+0.1	+.110
Jae Crowder	4	25.0	10.8	2.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.8	1.3	3.5	3.8	7.3	.517	0.8	2.5	.300	2.5	3.3	.769

Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1973-74	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Celtics 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:	+7	+10.3	+4.8	+2.3	+8.2	+10.6	+2.6	+0.5	+0.8		-1.0	+3.2	+7.3	+.006				+0.2	+0.1	+.012
Jae Crowder	73	31.6	14.2	1.0	4.2	5.1	1.8	1.7	0.5	1.1	2.7	4.9	11.1	.443	1.7	5.0	.336	2.7	3.3	.820
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	+10.1	+11.0	+2.5	+4.3	+6.8	+1.5	+0.3	+0.4		-1.9	+5.6	+8.6	+.157				+1.4	+1.5	+.161
Jae Crowder	6	32.8	9.5	0.8	5.7	6.5	2.2	1.5	0.5	1.2	2.8	3.3	12.0	.278	1.7	6.8	.244	1.2	1.8	.636

Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1974-75	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+7	+8.1	+6.5	+2.8	+6.1	+8.9	+2.4	+0.3	+0.8		-1.5	+4.2	+8.4	+.012				+0.5	+0.8	+.028
Jae Crowder	72	32.4	13.9	0.7	5.1	5.8	2.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	2.2	4.6	10.0	.463	2.2	5.5	.398	2.4	3.0	.811
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
difference:	+7	+10.4	+6.9	+3.4	+6.7	+10.1	+1.5	+0.5	+0.2		-1.6	+4.4	+10.4	+.007				+0.1	+0.3	+.052
Jae Crowder	18	33.1	13.6	1.1	5.3	6.4	2.7	1.1	0.3	0.7	2.9	4.8	11.1	.435	1.7	4.9	.352	2.2	2.7	.833

Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1975-76	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+2	+13.7	+9.3	+3.6	+9.0	+12.6	+3.0	+0.4	+0.6		-1.7	+4.4	+8.3	+.064				+1.8	+2.5	+.062
Jae Crowder	80	26.1	9.7	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.2	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.3	3.4	8.4	.404	1.4	4.3	.323	1.5	1.9	.818
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:	+7	+14.9	+11.0	+4.4	+6.9	+11.3	+2.9	+0.2	+0.5		-2.4	+5.5	+9.1	+.133				+2.1	+2.3	+.116
Jae Crowder	11	29.4	10.0	0.4	4.7	5.1	1.7	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.3	3.2	9.8	.324	2.0	6.0	.333	1.6	2.5	.643

Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1976-77	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Jazz 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:	+30	+10.7	+4.5	+2.1	+6.9	+9.1	+3.3	+0.1	+0.6		-1.5	+2.6	+5.1	+.035				+1.4	+1.5	+.097
Jae Crowder	80	27.1	11.9	0.8	4.1	4.8	1.7	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.1	4.0	10.0	.399	2.2	6.5	.331	1.8	2.5	.721
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:	+4	+16.1	+5.2	+2.4	+6.7	+9.1	+3.2	+0.1	+1.4		-2.7	+3.9	+7.2	+.076				+0.9	+1.4	+.036
Jae Crowder	5	26.0	11.4	0.8	5.0	5.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	0.2	1.4	3.4	9.2	.370	1.8	6.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737

Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1977-78	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+12	+13.0	+8.1	+2.4	+5.7	+8.1	+2.1	+0.2	+0.5	-1.7	-1.7	+4.3	+7.1	+.089				+1.6	+1.8	+.066
Jae Crowder	65	28.8	10.5	0.8	5.1	5.9	2.5	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.2	3.5	8.7	.401	2.1	6.1	.343	1.5	1.9	.776
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jae Crowder	21	31.4	12.0	0.5	5.0	5.6	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	2.6	3.9	9.6	.403	2.6	7.7	.342	1.7	2.2	.761

Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Jae Crowder
Season	1979-80	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+1	+4.6	+4.8	+1.5	+1.4	+2.8	+1.2	+0.4	+0.5	-0.8	-0.7	+3.2	+6.0	+.054	+1.9	+5.2	+.265	+0.3	+0.5	+.010
Jae Crowder	67	28.1	9.4	0.4	4.8	5.3	1.9	1.4	0.4	0.8	2.6	3.2	8.1	.399	1.9	5.4	.348	1.1	1.3	.789
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:	+4	+3.9	+2.6	+1.4	+1.2	+2.6	+0.1		+0.3	-0.6	-0.5	+2.2	+3.3	+.076	+1.5	+4.6	+.302	+0.4	+0.8	+.178
Jae Crowder	13	29.5	9.4	0.6	4.1	4.7	2.4	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.6	3.2	8.1	.400	1.5	4.8	.302	1.5	2.0	.731

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