Dave Cowens vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP Dave Cowens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dave Cowens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Jerry West 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 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.