Dave Cowens vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Rudy Gay 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Rudy Gay 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.