Austin Carr vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Austin Carr 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

Austin Carr

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Austin Carr 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * 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.