Dave Cowens vs. Eric Gordon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eric 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.

Eric Gordon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Eric Gordon: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Eric Gordon 16

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Eric Gordon 6

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Eric Gordon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Eric Gordon 0

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Eric Gordon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Eric Gordon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Eric Gordon 2.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Eric Gordon 2.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Eric Gordon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Eric Gordon 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Eric Gordon 13,868

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Eric Gordon 2,067

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Eric Gordon 2,443

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Eric Gordon 750

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Eric Gordon 313

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Eric Gordon 886

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Eric Gordon .430

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Eric Gordon .371

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Eric Gordon .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Eric Gordon 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Eric Gordon 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Eric Gordon 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Eric Gordon 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Eric Gordon 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Eric Gordon 933

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Eric Gordon 164

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Eric Gordon 128

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Eric Gordon 40

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Eric Gordon 36

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Eric Gordon 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Eric Gordon .413

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Eric Gordon .359

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Eric Gordon .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Eric Gordon 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Eric Gordon 1.0 (2019)

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.