Dave Cowens vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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.

Red Rocha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Red Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Red Rocha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Red Rocha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Red Rocha 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Red Rocha 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Red Rocha 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Red Rocha 1,153

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Red Rocha .370

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Red Rocha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Red Rocha 1.5

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Red Rocha 58

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Red Rocha .360

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Red Rocha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Red Rocha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Red Rocha - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.