Dave Cowens vs. Ben Gordon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Gordon 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.

Ben Gordon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ben Gordon: 2004-05 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Ben Gordon 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Ben Gordon 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Ben Gordon 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Ben Gordon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Ben Gordon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Ben Gordon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Ben Gordon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Ben Gordon 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Ben Gordon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Ben Gordon 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Ben Gordon 2.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Ben Gordon 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Ben Gordon 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ben Gordon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Ben Gordon 11,084

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Ben Gordon 1,851

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Ben Gordon 1,868

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Ben Gordon 508

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Ben Gordon 114

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Ben Gordon 744

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Ben Gordon .432

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Ben Gordon .401

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Ben Gordon .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Ben Gordon 21.4 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Ben Gordon 3.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Ben Gordon 3.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Ben Gordon 0.9 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Ben Gordon 0.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Ben Gordon 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Ben Gordon 3.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Ben Gordon 3.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Ben Gordon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Ben Gordon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Ben Gordon 587

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Ben Gordon 94

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Ben Gordon 92

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Ben Gordon 23

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Ben Gordon 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Ben Gordon 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Ben Gordon .403

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Ben Gordon .384

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Ben Gordon .840

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Ben Gordon 24.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Ben Gordon 1.0 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Ben Gordon 0.3 (2005)

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.