Dave Cowens vs. Juwan Howard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Juwan Howard 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, 8 less than Juwan Howard, who played 19. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Juwan Howard had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Juwan Howard 19 7 1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1970-711994-95
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 81 38.0 17.0 - - 15.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.8 16.1 .422 - - - 3.4 4.6 .732
Juwan Howard 65 36.1 17.0 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.6 3.6 7.0 14.3 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1971-721995-96
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 79 40.3 18.8 - - 15.2 3.1 - - - 4.0 8.3 17.2 .484 - - - 2.2 3.1 .720
Juwan Howard 81 40.7 22.1 2.3 5.8 8.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 3.7 3.3 9.0 18.5 .489 0.0 0.2 .308 3.9 5.3 .749
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
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1972-731996-97
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBullets 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 82 41.8 20.5 - - 16.2 4.1 - - - 3.8 9.0 20.0 .452 - - - 2.5 3.2 .779
Juwan Howard 82 40.5 19.1 2.5 5.5 8.0 3.8 1.1 0.3 3.0 3.2 7.8 16.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .756
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
Juwan Howard 3 43.0 18.7 3.3 2.7 6.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 3.0 6.7 14.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.0 .889

Season 4

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1973-741997-98
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
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
Juwan Howard 64 40.0 18.5 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 3.5 7.2 15.5 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.6 .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
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1974-751998-99
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
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
Juwan Howard 36 39.7 18.9 2.5 5.6 8.1 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.6 7.9 16.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .753
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
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1975-761999-00
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Juwan Howard 82 35.5 14.9 1.6 4.1 5.7 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.7 3.6 6.2 13.5 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.4 .735
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
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1976-772000-01
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisMavericks 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
Juwan Howard 81 36.7 18.0 2.1 5.0 7.1 2.8 0.9 0.5 3.0 3.6 7.2 15.0 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 4.7 .773
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
Juwan Howard 10 38.9 13.4 2.9 5.4 8.3 1.4 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.8 4.9 13.6 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.5 .800

Season 8

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1977-782001-02
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Juwan Howard 81 32.5 14.6 2.8 4.8 7.6 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.9 3.3 5.7 12.4 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.2 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1978-792002-03
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Juwan Howard 77 35.5 18.4 2.4 5.2 7.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.1 7.4 16.4 .450 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 4.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1979-802003-04
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
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
Juwan Howard 81 35.5 17.0 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 3.5 6.5 14.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 4.9 .809
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
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

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

Season 11

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season 1982-832004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Juwan Howard 61 26.6 9.6 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.3 4.0 8.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 1.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2005-06
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 80 31.7 11.8 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.9 4.9 10.7 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2006-07
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 80 26.5 9.7 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.6 3.9 8.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 7 22.4 5.0 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .636

Season 14

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2007-08
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 50 7.1 1.1 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.3 .359 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 15

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2008-09
Team -Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 42 11.2 4.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2009-10
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 73 22.4 6.0 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 6 14.5 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 3.3 1.7 3.2 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2010-11
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 57 10.4 2.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.2 .440 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 11 5.5 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .692

Season 18

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2011-12
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 28 6.8 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 2.0 .309 0.0 0.0 - 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 ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 9 2.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 19

Dave Cowens Juwan Howard
Season -2012-13
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard 7 7.3 3.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 2.7 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Cowens ------- --- ----------
Juwan Howard ------- --- ----------