Dave Cowens vs. Alton Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alton Ford and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Alton Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Alton Ford: 2001-02 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Alton Ford 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Alton Ford 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Alton Ford 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Alton Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Alton Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alton Ford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Alton Ford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Alton Ford 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Alton Ford 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Alton Ford 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Alton Ford 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Alton Ford 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Alton Ford 0.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alton Ford 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Alton Ford 186

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Alton Ford 124

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Alton Ford 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Alton Ford 6

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Alton Ford 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Alton Ford 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Alton Ford .507

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Alton Ford -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Alton Ford .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Alton Ford 3.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Alton Ford 2.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Alton Ford 0.3 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Alton Ford 0.1 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Alton Ford 0.1 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Alton Ford -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Alton Ford -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Alton Ford -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Alton Ford -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Alton Ford -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Alton Ford -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Alton Ford -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Alton Ford -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Alton Ford -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Alton Ford -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Alton Ford 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Alton Ford -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Alton Ford -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Alton Ford -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Alton Ford -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Alton Ford -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Alton Ford -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Alton Ford -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Alton Ford -

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.