Dave Cowens vs. Rodney Rogers Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rodney Rogers 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 played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Rodney Rogers, who played 12. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Rodney Rogers had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1970-71	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets 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
Rodney Rogers	79	17.8	8.1	1.1	1.7	2.9	1.3	0.8	0.6	1.7	2.5	3.0	6.9	.439	0.4	1.2	.380	1.6	2.4	.672
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rodney Rogers	12	15.8	5.1	0.7	1.1	1.8	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.7	2.1	1.6	4.1	.388	0.5	1.6	.316	1.4	2.3	.630

Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1971-72	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Nuggets 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
Rodney Rogers	80	26.8	12.2	1.7	3.2	4.8	2.0	1.2	0.6	2.2	3.5	4.7	9.6	.488	0.6	1.9	.338	2.2	3.4	.651
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
Rodney Rogers	3	25.3	8.7	0.3	3.7	4.0	1.7	1.0	1.3	1.7	4.3	4.0	7.3	.545	0.3	1.3	.250	0.3	1.3	.250

Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1972-73	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
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	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Rodney Rogers	67	29.1	11.6	1.7	2.6	4.3	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.1	3.2	4.6	9.6	.477	0.7	2.3	.320	1.7	2.7	.628
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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1973-74	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Clippers 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	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
Rodney Rogers	81	30.6	13.2	1.7	3.4	5.1	2.7	1.1	0.8	2.7	3.4	5.0	10.9	.462	0.8	2.2	.361	2.4	3.6	.663
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
Rodney Rogers	3	28.3	10.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.0	1.3	1.0	2.3	4.3	4.0	9.7	.414	0.7	3.3	.200	2.0	2.7	.750

Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1974-75	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	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	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
Rodney Rogers	76	32.9	15.1	2.0	3.5	5.6	2.7	1.2	0.5	2.5	3.2	5.6	12.3	.456	0.9	2.8	.340	3.0	4.3	.686
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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1975-76	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Rodney Rogers	47	20.6	7.4	1.4	2.4	3.8	1.6	1.0	0.5	1.4	3.0	2.8	6.3	.441	0.4	1.3	.286	1.4	2.1	.673
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
Rodney Rogers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1976-77	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Suns 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
Rodney Rogers	82	27.9	13.8	1.7	3.8	5.5	2.1	1.1	0.6	2.0	3.5	5.2	10.7	.486	1.4	3.2	.439	1.9	3.0	.639
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
Rodney Rogers	9	29.1	14.1	1.8	5.0	6.8	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.7	3.4	5.3	12.8	.417	0.9	4.0	.222	2.6	3.4	.742

Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1977-78	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns 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
Rodney Rogers	82	26.6	12.2	1.1	3.2	4.4	2.2	1.2	0.6	1.9	3.3	4.6	10.7	.430	0.7	2.3	.296	2.3	3.0	.761
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rodney Rogers	4	20.8	8.8	0.8	2.8	3.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	4.0	3.0	10.0	.300	0.5	2.5	.200	2.3	3.5	.643

Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Rodney Rogers
Season	1979-80	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Nets 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	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
Rodney Rogers	68	19.2	7.0	0.9	3.0	3.9	1.6	0.7	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.7	6.7	.402	0.6	1.9	.333	1.0	1.3	.756
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
Rodney Rogers	20	17.5	6.7	1.1	1.7	2.8	1.4	0.3	0.2	1.3	2.6	2.3	6.1	.372	0.9	2.1	.405	1.4	1.9	.711

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