Dave Cowens vs. John Stockton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Stockton 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.

John Stockton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 John Stockton 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 John Stockton 19

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 John Stockton 19

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 John Stockton 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 John Stockton 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 John Stockton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 John Stockton 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 John Stockton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 John Stockton 5

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 John Stockton 9

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * John Stockton 2

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 John Stockton 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 John Stockton 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 John Stockton 2.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 John Stockton 10.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * John Stockton 2.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * John Stockton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 John Stockton 19,711

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 John Stockton 4,051

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 John Stockton 15,806

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * John Stockton 3,265

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * John Stockton 315

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 John Stockton 1,504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 John Stockton .515

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * John Stockton .384

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 John Stockton .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) John Stockton 17.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) John Stockton 3.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) John Stockton 14.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * John Stockton 3.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * John Stockton 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 John Stockton 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 John Stockton 3.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 John Stockton 10.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * John Stockton 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * John Stockton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 John Stockton 2,436

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 John Stockton 608

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 John Stockton 1,839

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * John Stockton 338

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * John Stockton 50

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 John Stockton 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 John Stockton .473

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * John Stockton .326

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 John Stockton .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) John Stockton 27.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) John Stockton 5.6 (2001)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) John Stockton 15.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * John Stockton 3.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * John Stockton 1.7 (1989)

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.