Dave Cowens vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner 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.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Earl Gardner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Earl Gardner 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Earl Gardner 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.