Dave Cowens vs. Micheal Ray Richardson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Micheal Ray Richardson 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.

Micheal Ray Richardson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 M. Richardson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 M. Richardson 8

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 M. Richardson 4

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 M. Richardson 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 M. Richardson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 M. Richardson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 M. Richardson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 M. Richardson 2

Assists Leader Dave Cowens 0 M. Richardson 1

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * M. Richardson 3

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 M. Richardson 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 M. Richardson 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 M. Richardson 7.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * M. Richardson 2.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * M. Richardson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 M. Richardson 8,253

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 M. Richardson 3,056

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 M. Richardson 3,899

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * M. Richardson 1,463

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * M. Richardson 206

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 M. Richardson 556

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 M. Richardson .457

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * M. Richardson .220 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 M. Richardson .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) M. Richardson 20.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) M. Richardson 6.9 (1981)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) M. Richardson 10.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * M. Richardson 3.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * M. Richardson 0.5 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 M. Richardson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 M. Richardson 5.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 M. Richardson 7.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * M. Richardson 2.8

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * M. Richardson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 M. Richardson 282

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 M. Richardson 99

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 M. Richardson 129

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * M. Richardson 50

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * M. Richardson 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 M. Richardson 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 M. Richardson .386

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * M. Richardson .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 M. Richardson .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) M. Richardson 18.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) M. Richardson 9.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) M. Richardson 11.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * M. Richardson 3.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * M. Richardson 0.4 (1984)

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.