Dave Cowens vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson 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, 7 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 4. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jalen Johnson had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +59 | +32.5 | +14.6 | | | +13.8 | +2.7 | | | | -3.9 | +5.8 | +14.2 | +.115 | | | | +3.2 | +4.3 | +.018 |
| Jalen Johnson |
22 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
.537 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.231 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.714 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dave Cowens |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Johnson |
2 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +9 | +25.4 | +13.2 | | | +11.2 | +1.9 | | | | -2.4 | +6.0 | +12.6 | +.007 | | | | +1.5 | +2.0 | +.092 |
| Jalen Johnson |
70 |
14.9 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.288 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.628 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 | +30.8 | +11.2 | | | +11.3 | +1.7 | | | | -3.7 | +4.8 | +10.2 | +.038 | | | | +2.2 | +4.0 | +.404 |
| Jalen Johnson |
6 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +26 | +8.1 | +4.5 | | | +7.5 | +0.5 | | | | -1.4 | +2.6 | +7.5 | +.059 | | | | +0.6 | +0.6 | +.051 |
| Jalen Johnson |
56 |
33.7 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.511 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.355 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.728 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +44 | +6.2 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +4.1 | +5.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | | -1.8 | +0.6 | +3.3 | +.063 | | | | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.086 |
| Jalen Johnson |
36 |
35.7 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
15.1 |
.500 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.312 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.746 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Dave Cowens played 7 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 1975 to 1983—Dave Cowens played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Dave Cowens got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Defensive First Team
2 All-Defensive Second Team
5 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion