Dave Cowens vs. Greg Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Monroe 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.

Greg Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Greg Monroe: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Greg Monroe 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Greg Monroe 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Greg Monroe 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Greg Monroe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Greg Monroe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Greg Monroe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Greg Monroe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Greg Monroe 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Greg Monroe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Greg Monroe 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Greg Monroe 8.2

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Greg Monroe 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Greg Monroe 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Greg Monroe 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Greg Monroe 8,402

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Greg Monroe 5,293

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Greg Monroe 1,376

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Greg Monroe 680

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Greg Monroe 373

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Greg Monroe 646

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Greg Monroe .514

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Greg Monroe .059

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Greg Monroe .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Greg Monroe 16.0 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Greg Monroe 10.2 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Greg Monroe 3.5 (2013)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Greg Monroe 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Greg Monroe 0.8 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Greg Monroe 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Greg Monroe 3.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Greg Monroe 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Greg Monroe 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Greg Monroe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Greg Monroe 176

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Greg Monroe 112

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Greg Monroe 20

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Greg Monroe 17

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Greg Monroe 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Greg Monroe 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Greg Monroe .478

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Greg Monroe .250

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Greg Monroe .770

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Greg Monroe 13.2 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Greg Monroe 7.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Greg Monroe 1.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Greg Monroe 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Greg Monroe 0.5 (2017)

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.