Dave Cowens vs. Dick Garrett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Garrett 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.

Dick Garrett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Dick Garrett: 1969-70 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Dick Garrett 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Dick Garrett 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Dick Garrett 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Dick Garrett 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Dick Garrett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Dick Garrett 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Dick Garrett 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Dick Garrett 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Dick Garrett 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Dick Garrett 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Dick Garrett 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Dick Garrett 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Dick Garrett 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dick Garrett 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Dick Garrett 3,475

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Dick Garrett 1,004

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Dick Garrett 849

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Dick Garrett 10 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Dick Garrett 1 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Dick Garrett 339

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Dick Garrett .423

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Dick Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Dick Garrett .863

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Dick Garrett 12.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Dick Garrett 3.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Dick Garrett 3.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Dick Garrett 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Dick Garrett 2.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Dick Garrett 1.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Dick Garrett 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Dick Garrett 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Dick Garrett 236

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Dick Garrett 55

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Dick Garrett 46

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Dick Garrett 2 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Dick Garrett 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Dick Garrett 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Dick Garrett .502

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Dick Garrett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Dick Garrett .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Dick Garrett 12.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Dick Garrett 2.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Dick Garrett 2.2 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Dick Garrett 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Dick Garrett 0.0 (1974) *

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.