Dave Cowens vs. Howard Komives Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Komives 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.

Howard Komives

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Howard Komives: 1964-65 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Howard Komives 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Howard Komives 10

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Howard Komives 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Howard Komives 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Howard Komives 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Howard Komives 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Howard Komives 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Howard Komives 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Howard Komives 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Howard Komives 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Howard Komives 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Howard Komives 4.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Howard Komives 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Howard Komives 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Howard Komives 7,550

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Howard Komives 1,804

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Howard Komives 2,941

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Howard Komives 32 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Howard Komives 3 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Howard Komives 742

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Howard Komives .388

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Howard Komives - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Howard Komives .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Howard Komives 15.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Howard Komives 3.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Howard Komives 6.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Howard Komives 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Howard Komives 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Howard Komives 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Howard Komives 2.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Howard Komives 3.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Howard Komives - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Howard Komives - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Howard Komives 76

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Howard Komives 25

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Howard Komives 38

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Howard Komives 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Howard Komives 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Howard Komives 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Howard Komives .301

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Howard Komives - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Howard Komives .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Howard Komives 10.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Howard Komives 2.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Howard Komives 3.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Howard Komives - *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Howard Komives - *

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.