Dave Cowens vs. Jon Koncak Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jon Koncak 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 and Jon Koncak both played 11 years in the NBA. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jon Koncak had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Jon Koncak 11 7 1985-86 to 1995-96

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1970-711985-86
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Jon Koncak 82 20.7 8.3 2.1 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.6 3.2 6.3 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.1 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Jon Koncak 9 21.4 6.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.8 3.0 1.6 3.2 .483 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 5.1 .565

Season 2

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1971-721986-87
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost East 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 79 40.3 18.8 - - 15.2 3.1 - - - 4.0 8.3 17.2 .484 - - - 2.2 3.1 .720
Jon Koncak 82 20.5 5.6 1.9 4.1 6.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 3.2 2.1 4.3 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .654
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
Jon Koncak 8 10.8 2.5 0.6 2.5 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 3.0 0.9 1.6 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 3

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1972-731987-88
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 82 41.8 20.5 - - 16.2 4.1 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.0 .452 - - - 2.5 3.2 .779
Jon Koncak 49 21.9 5.7 2.1 4.7 6.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.1 3.3 2.0 4.1 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .610
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
Jon Koncak ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1973-741988-89
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 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
Jon Koncak 74 20.7 4.7 2.0 4.1 6.1 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.8 3.2 1.9 3.6 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .553
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
Jon Koncak 5 38.4 12.8 3.2 6.4 9.6 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.6 4.6 3.6 5.8 .621 0.0 0.0 - 5.6 6.6 .848

Season 5

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1974-751989-90
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Jon Koncak 54 18.1 3.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.9 3.4 1.4 2.4 .614 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .532
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
Jon Koncak ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1975-761990-91
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 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
Jon Koncak 77 25.1 4.1 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.6 3.4 1.8 4.2 .436 0.0 0.1 .125 0.4 0.7 .593
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
Jon Koncak 5 26.6 2.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 3.4 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 7

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1976-771991-92
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 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
Jon Koncak 77 19.3 3.1 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 2.7 1.4 3.7 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.4 .655
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
Jon Koncak ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1977-781992-93
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Jon Koncak 78 25.3 3.5 1.3 4.2 5.5 1.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 3.4 1.6 3.4 .464 0.0 0.1 .375 0.3 0.6 .480
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Jon Koncak 3 29.7 1.0 2.7 5.3 8.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 0.7 3.0 0.3 3.3 .100 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 9

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1978-791993-94
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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
Jon Koncak 82 22.2 4.2 1.0 3.4 4.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.5 2.9 1.9 4.5 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Jon Koncak 11 17.7 5.3 0.5 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.5 1.1 0.5 2.9 2.5 6.0 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .400

Season 10

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1979-801994-95
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Jon Koncak 62 15.2 2.9 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 2.2 1.2 3.0 .412 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .542
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
Jon Koncak ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Dave Cowens Jon Koncak
Season 1982-831995-96
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 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
Jon Koncak 67 19.2 3.0 0.9 3.1 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.6 3.4 1.3 2.6 .480 0.0 0.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .561
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Jon Koncak 12 11.7 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.3 0.3 0.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .429