Dave Cowens vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Louie Nelson -

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.