Dave Cowens vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Love 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.

Kevin Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Kevin Love 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Kevin Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Kevin Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Kevin Love 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Kevin Love 0

Rebounds Leader Dave Cowens 0 Kevin Love 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Kevin Love 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Kevin Love 364

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Kevin Love 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Kevin Love 8.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Kevin Love 1.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Kevin Love 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Kevin Love 1,103

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Kevin Love 720

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Kevin Love 140

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Kevin Love 41

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Kevin Love 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Kevin Love .400

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Kevin Love .398

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.