Dave Cowens vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.