Dave Cowens vs. Morris Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morris Peterson 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.

Morris Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Morris Peterson 11

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Morris Peterson 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Morris Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Morris Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Morris Peterson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Morris Peterson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Morris Peterson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Morris Peterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Morris Peterson 3.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Morris Peterson 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Morris Peterson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Morris Peterson 7,628

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Morris Peterson 2,483

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Morris Peterson 1,090

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Morris Peterson 639

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Morris Peterson 136

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Morris Peterson 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Morris Peterson .418

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Morris Peterson .373

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Morris Peterson .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Morris Peterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Morris Peterson 2.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Morris Peterson 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Morris Peterson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Morris Peterson 222

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Morris Peterson 87

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Morris Peterson 36

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Morris Peterson 20

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Morris Peterson 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Morris Peterson 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Morris Peterson .457

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Morris Peterson .387

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Morris Peterson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002)

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.