Archie Clark vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Archie Clark that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Archie Clark

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Clark 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Archie Clark 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Archie Clark 10 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Archie Clark 2 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Archie Clark 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 1 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Archie Clark 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Archie Clark 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 16.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.1 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 11,819 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 2,427 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Archie Clark 3,498 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Archie Clark 231 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 15 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Archie Clark 725 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .480 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .769 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 25.2 (1972) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 (1971) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 8.0 (1972) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 15.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.0 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 1,125 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 229 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Archie Clark 297 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Archie Clark 17 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 1 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Archie Clark 71 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .454 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .772 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 26.7 (1972) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.3 (1967) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 7.8 (1972) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.