Dave Cowens vs. Marques Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marques 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 and Marques Johnson both played 11 years in the NBA. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Marques Johnson had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 |
Marques Johnson |
11 |
6 |
1977-78 to 1989-90 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
80 |
34.6 |
19.5 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
15.1 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
9 |
35.7 |
24.0 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
17.0 |
.549 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.1 |
.750 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
77 |
36.1 |
25.6 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.6 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
10.6 |
19.4 |
.550 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.760 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
77 |
34.9 |
21.7 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
16.5 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.791 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
7 |
43.3 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
18.3 |
.422 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.750 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
76 |
33.4 |
20.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
15.2 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.706 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
7 |
38.0 |
24.7 |
5.9 |
3.6 |
9.4 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
19.3 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.719 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
60 |
31.7 |
16.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.700 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
6 |
39.2 |
18.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
16.7 |
.440 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
.571 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
80 |
35.7 |
21.4 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
17.8 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.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 |
Marques Johnson |
9 |
42.4 |
22.0 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
19.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
.651 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
74 |
36.7 |
20.7 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
8.7 |
17.4 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.709 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
16 |
37.8 |
20.3 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
17.1 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.722 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
72 |
34.0 |
16.4 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.231 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.731 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
75 |
34.7 |
20.3 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
16.0 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.067 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
10 |
30.2 |
16.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.5 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
Note: Marques Johnson didn't play in 1987-88 and 1988-89.
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
10 |
9.9 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.375 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |