Dave Cowens vs. Rod Derline Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Derline 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.

Rod Derline

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rod Derline: 1974-75 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rod Derline 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rod Derline 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rod Derline 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rod Derline 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rod Derline 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rod Derline 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rod Derline 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rod Derline 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rod Derline 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Rod Derline 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rod Derline 0.8

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rod Derline 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rod Derline 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rod Derline 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rod Derline 518

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rod Derline 86

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rod Derline 71

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rod Derline 34

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rod Derline 5

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rod Derline 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rod Derline .419

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rod Derline - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rod Derline .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rod Derline 5.6 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rod Derline 1.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rod Derline 0.8 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rod Derline 0.4 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rod Derline 0.1 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rod Derline 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rod Derline 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rod Derline 0.8

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rod Derline 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rod Derline 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rod Derline 48

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rod Derline 17

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rod Derline 8

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rod Derline 3

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rod Derline 0

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rod Derline 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rod Derline .465

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rod Derline - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rod Derline .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rod Derline 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rod Derline 2.2 (1975)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rod Derline 1.2 (1975)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rod Derline 0.3 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rod Derline 0.0 (1976)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.