Dave Cowens vs. Mike Dunleavy Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Dunleavy Jr. 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.

Mike Dunleavy Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mike Dunleavy Jr.: 2002-03 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 15

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 11,048

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4,211

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2,185

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 719

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 324

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 986

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .441

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. .377

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 19.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 5.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 283

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 93

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 61

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 20

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .480

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mike Dunleavy Jr. .451

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mike Dunleavy Jr. .840

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 13.2 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 4.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mike Dunleavy Jr. 2.6 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.8 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mike Dunleavy Jr. 0.4 (2015)

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.