Dave Cowens vs. Scot Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scot Pollard 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 Scot Pollard both played 11 years in the NBA. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Scot Pollard had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Scot Pollard	11	9	1997-98 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1970-71	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
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	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Scot Pollard	33	9.6	2.7	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.5	1.1	2.1	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.7	.826

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


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1971-72	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Kings 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
Scot Pollard	16	16.2	5.1	2.4	2.8	5.1	0.3	0.5	1.1	0.3	2.6	2.1	3.8	.541	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.696

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
Scot Pollard	5	15.0	3.0	1.0	1.2	2.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	0.4	2.6	1.2	1.8	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.600


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1972-73	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Kings 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
Scot Pollard	76	17.6	5.4	2.2	3.1	5.3	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.7	2.8	2.0	3.7	.527	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.1	.717

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
Scot Pollard	5	14.0	4.0	1.2	2.0	3.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.6	3.6	1.8	3.2	.563	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.2	.333


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1973-74	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Kings 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	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
Scot Pollard	77	21.5	6.5	2.2	3.8	6.0	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.9	2.7	2.4	5.1	.468	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.2	.749

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
Scot Pollard	8	17.8	6.0	2.9	4.0	6.9	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.8	3.8	2.4	3.8	.633	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.588


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1974-75	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Kings 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
Scot Pollard	80	23.5	6.4	2.4	4.7	7.1	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.9	2.5	2.5	4.5	.550	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.693

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
Scot Pollard	15	12.9	3.3	1.9	1.6	3.5	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	2.4	1.4	2.7	.525	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1975-76	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Kings 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	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
Scot Pollard	23	14.1	4.5	2.0	2.6	4.6	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	2.2	1.7	3.8	.460	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.7	.605

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
Scot Pollard	8	11.4	3.0	2.1	1.6	3.8	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.9	1.9	0.9	3.0	.292	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1976-77	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Pacers 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	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
Scot Pollard	61	11.1	1.7	1.1	1.6	2.7	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.8	0.8	1.9	.412	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.3	.571

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
Scot Pollard	3	4.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1977-78	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	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
Scot Pollard	49	17.7	3.9	1.7	2.4	4.2	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.6	2.5	1.6	3.4	.473	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.673

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scot Pollard	9	7.1	1.4	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.2	.500


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1978-79	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers 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	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
Scot Pollard	45	17.1	3.8	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	2.6	1.6	3.4	.455	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.8	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scot Pollard	4	3.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1979-80	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Cavaliers 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
Scot Pollard	24	4.5	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.1	0.5	1.1	.423	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.2	.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
Scot Pollard	3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

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


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Scot Pollard
Season	1982-83	2007-08
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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
Scot Pollard	22	7.9	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	2.0	0.5	1.0	.522	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.682

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

Dave Cowens vs. Scot Pollard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scot Pollard 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