Dave Cowens vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Austin Rivers 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.