Dave Cowens vs. Kevin Duckworth Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Duckworth 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 Kevin Duckworth both played 11 years in the NBA. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Kevin Duckworth had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Kevin Duckworth	11	7	1986-87 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1970-71	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers 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	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Kevin Duckworth	65	13.5	5.4	1.2	2.3	3.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.2	3.0	2.0	4.2	.476	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.687

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Duckworth	4	13.3	3.5	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.3	.400


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1971-72	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Trail Blazers 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
Kevin Duckworth	78	28.5	15.8	2.9	4.5	7.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.6	5.8	11.6	.496	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.5	.770

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
Kevin Duckworth	4	37.8	21.5	5.0	6.0	11.0	1.8	0.3	0.5	5.3	3.5	8.5	17.5	.486	0.0	0.3	.000	4.5	5.8	.783


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1972-73	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Trail Blazers 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
Kevin Duckworth	79	33.7	18.1	3.1	4.9	8.0	0.8	0.7	0.6	2.5	3.8	7.0	14.7	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.4	.757

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
Kevin Duckworth	3	27.7	11.3	2.7	3.0	5.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	5.7	4.7	11.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.7	.545


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1973-74	1989-90
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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	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
Kevin Duckworth	82	30.0	16.2	2.2	4.0	6.2	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.1	3.3	6.7	14.0	.478	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.8	.740

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
Kevin Duckworth	15	30.2	13.1	1.9	3.9	5.8	1.1	0.3	0.6	2.2	4.0	5.5	12.5	.439	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.1	.717


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1974-75	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Trail Blazers Lost West 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	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
Kevin Duckworth	81	31.0	15.8	2.2	4.4	6.6	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.1	6.4	13.4	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.8	.772

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
Kevin Duckworth	16	31.9	11.7	2.5	4.2	6.7	0.9	0.5	0.5	2.4	3.3	4.6	11.4	.401	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.5	.732


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1975-76	1991-92
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost NBA 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	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
Kevin Duckworth	82	27.1	10.7	1.8	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	1.7	3.2	4.4	9.6	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.8	.690

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
Kevin Duckworth	21	30.8	11.9	1.9	3.7	5.6	2.0	0.5	0.6	2.1	3.6	5.1	10.3	.495	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.5	.660


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1976-77	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers 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	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
Kevin Duckworth	74	23.8	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.2	3.0	4.1	9.3	.438	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.4	.730

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
Kevin Duckworth	4	14.5	4.5	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.5	3.0	1.8	5.3	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1977-78	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Kevin Duckworth	69	21.5	6.6	1.5	3.2	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.2	2.7	6.4	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.9	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1978-79	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Kevin Duckworth	40	20.5	7.1	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.8	3.0	6.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.200	1.1	1.8	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1979-80	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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	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
Kevin Duckworth	8	7.3	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.4	0.4	1.8	.214	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500

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
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Kevin Duckworth
Season	1982-83	1996-97
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
Kevin Duckworth	26	14.8	4.0	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.3	2.4	1.7	4.0	.437	0.1	0.2	.750	0.4	0.6	.688

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Dave Cowens vs. Kevin Duckworth Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Duckworth 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11