Dave Cowens vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 George Karl 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 George Karl 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 George Karl 22

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 George Karl 51

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * George Karl 11

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * George Karl 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 George Karl 0

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 George Karl 0

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * George Karl 0

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * George Karl 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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.