Dave Cowens vs. Keith Erickson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Erickson 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.

Keith Erickson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Keith Erickson: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Keith Erickson 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Keith Erickson 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Keith Erickson 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Keith Erickson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Keith Erickson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Keith Erickson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Keith Erickson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Keith Erickson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Keith Erickson 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 Keith Erickson 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Keith Erickson 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Keith Erickson 2.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Keith Erickson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Keith Erickson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Keith Erickson 7,251

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Keith Erickson 3,449

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Keith Erickson 1,991

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Keith Erickson 222 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Keith Erickson 45 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Keith Erickson 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Keith Erickson .435

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Keith Erickson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Keith Erickson .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Keith Erickson 14.6 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Keith Erickson 6.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Keith Erickson 3.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Keith Erickson 1.1 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Keith Erickson 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Keith Erickson 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Keith Erickson 4.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Keith Erickson 2.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Keith Erickson 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Keith Erickson 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Keith Erickson 872

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Keith Erickson 386

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Keith Erickson 216

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Keith Erickson 11 *

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Keith Erickson 4 *

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Keith Erickson 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Keith Erickson .452

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Keith Erickson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Keith Erickson .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Keith Erickson 15.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Keith Erickson 8.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Keith Erickson 4.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Keith Erickson 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Keith Erickson 0.2 (1976) *

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.