Dave Cowens vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Mychal Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Mychal Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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.