Dave Cowens vs. JaMychal Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaMychal Green 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 more than JaMychal Green, who played 9. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while JaMychal Green had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
JaMychal Green 9 8 2014-15 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West 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 81 38.0 17.0 - - 15.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 16.1 .422 - - - 3.4 4.6 .732
JaMychal Green 24 6.8 2.6 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.0 .574 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
JaMychal Green 5 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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
JaMychal Green 78 18.5 7.4 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.4 2.9 6.3 .465 0.2 0.6 .333 1.3 1.8 .752
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
JaMychal Green 4 18.0 6.8 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.5 .545 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 1.5 .500

Season 3

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 82 41.8 20.5 - - 16.2 4.1 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.0 .452 - - - 2.5 3.2 .779
JaMychal Green 77 27.3 8.9 2.2 4.9 7.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 3.2 3.2 6.5 .500 0.7 1.9 .379 1.7 2.2 .802
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
JaMychal Green 6 19.7 7.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.5 2.8 6.0 .472 1.2 2.7 .438 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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
JaMychal Green 55 28.0 10.3 2.7 5.8 8.4 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.8 4.1 8.9 .457 0.8 2.3 .339 1.5 2.0 .721
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
JaMychal Green ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsClippers 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 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
JaMychal Green 65 21.1 9.4 1.6 4.7 6.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 1.3 3.0 3.5 7.3 .483 1.1 2.7 .403 1.2 1.6 .792
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
JaMychal Green 6 23.5 11.0 1.0 4.3 5.3 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.8 3.7 3.8 7.2 .535 2.0 3.8 .522 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 6

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionClippers Lost West 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
JaMychal Green 63 20.7 6.8 1.2 4.9 6.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.8 2.4 5.6 .429 1.5 3.8 .387 0.6 0.8 .750
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
JaMychal Green 13 17.1 6.1 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.2 2.4 4.2 .564 0.8 1.8 .435 0.5 0.7 .778

Season 7

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West 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 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
JaMychal Green 58 19.3 8.1 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.5 3.0 6.4 .463 1.4 3.4 .399 0.8 1.0 .807
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
JaMychal Green 10 19.0 5.4 1.7 3.5 5.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.0 4.5 .444 0.6 2.0 .300 0.8 0.9 .889

Season 8

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
JaMychal Green 67 16.2 6.4 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.4 2.4 4.9 .486 0.5 1.9 .266 1.2 1.4 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
JaMychal Green 5 13.8 4.0 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.4 1.2 3.2 .375 0.2 1.0 .200 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 9

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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
JaMychal Green 57 14.0 6.4 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.4 4.4 .540 0.7 1.9 .378 0.9 1.2 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
JaMychal Green 7 7.0 3.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.4 1.3 3.3 .391 0.7 2.6 .278 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1979-80-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 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
JaMychal Green ------- --- ----------
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
JaMychal Green ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Dave Cowens JaMychal Green
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 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
JaMychal Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
JaMychal Green ------- --- ----------