Kyle Anderson vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Kyle Anderson, 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.

Kyle Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dave Cowens, who played 11. Kyle Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2014-15	1970-71
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	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		%
Kyle Anderson	33	10.8	2.2	0.2	2.0	2.2	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.7	.348	0.1	0.3	.273	0.3	0.4	.643
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2015-16	1971-72
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics 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		%
Kyle Anderson	78	16.0	4.5	0.3	2.8	3.1	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.8	3.8	.468	0.2	0.5	.324	0.8	1.1	.747
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	10	12.9	2.3	0.2	2.2	2.4	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.1	0.8	2.5	.320	0.1	0.3	.333	0.6	0.7	.857
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596

Season 3
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2016-17	1972-73
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Kyle Anderson	72	14.2	3.4	0.5	2.4	2.9	1.3	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.9	1.3	2.9	.445	0.2	0.6	.375	0.6	0.8	.789
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	15	13.0	5.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.5	2.4	4.3	.563	0.2	0.7	.300	0.5	0.7	.727
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659

Season 4
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2017-18	1973-74
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Kyle Anderson	74	26.7	7.9	1.1	4.2	5.4	2.7	1.6	0.8	1.3	1.5	3.1	5.9	.527	0.3	0.8	.333	1.4	2.0	.712
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	5	14.6	5.4	1.0	1.6	2.6	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.6	2.0	2.4	4.0	.600	0.0	0.8	.000	0.6	0.8	.750
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

Season 5
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2018-19	1974-75
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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		%
Kyle Anderson	43	29.8	8.0	1.1	4.7	5.8	3.0	1.3	0.9	1.3	2.6	3.5	6.4	.543	0.2	0.8	.265	0.9	1.5	.578
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 6
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2019-20	1975-76
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Kyle Anderson	67	19.9	5.8	0.9	3.4	4.3	2.4	0.8	0.6	1.0	1.7	2.3	4.9	.474	0.4	1.3	.282	0.8	1.2	.667
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 7
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2020-21	1976-77
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Kyle Anderson	69	27.3	12.4	0.8	5.0	5.7	3.6	1.2	0.8	1.2	1.7	4.5	9.5	.468	1.4	3.8	.360	2.1	2.7	.783
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	5	28.4	8.4	0.8	4.2	5.0	3.2	2.8	0.0	0.8	1.8	3.6	8.4	.429	0.6	2.4	.250	0.6	0.8	.750
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

Season 8
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2021-22	1977-78
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Kyle Anderson	69	21.5	7.6	1.0	4.3	5.3	2.7	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.6	3.0	6.8	.446	0.5	1.6	.330	1.0	1.5	.638
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	12	18.4	6.0	0.8	3.5	4.3	1.8	0.9	0.6	0.8	1.8	2.4	4.3	.569	0.3	1.0	.250	0.9	1.5	.611
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Kyle Anderson	Dave Cowens
Season	2023-24	1979-80
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves TBD	Celtics 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		%
Kyle Anderson	79	22.6	6.4	0.8	2.7	3.5	4.2	0.9	0.6	1.2	1.6	2.5	5.5	.460	0.1	0.6	.229	1.2	1.7	.708
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Anderson	9	12.8	2.8	1.4	1.4	2.9	2.2	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.4	1.1	2.8	.400	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	0.7	.833
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

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