Dave Cowens vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Kareem Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Kareem Rush 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Kareem Rush 74

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Kareem Rush 3

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)

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.