Dave Cowens vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Gene James 95

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Gene James 2

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.