Dave Cowens vs. Stephen Curry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Stephen Curry 4

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Stephen Curry 15

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Stephen Curry 9

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Stephen Curry 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Stephen Curry 2

Finals MVP Dave Cowens 0 Stephen Curry 1

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Stephen Curry 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Stephen Curry 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Stephen Curry 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Stephen Curry 0

Scoring Leader Dave Cowens 0 Stephen Curry 2

Steals Leader Dave Cowens 0 * Stephen Curry 1

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Stephen Curry 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Stephen Curry 24.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Stephen Curry 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Stephen Curry 6.4

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Stephen Curry 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Stephen Curry 23,668

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Stephen Curry 4,509

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Stephen Curry 6,119

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Stephen Curry 1,473

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Stephen Curry 235

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Stephen Curry 956

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Stephen Curry .473

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Stephen Curry .426

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Stephen Curry .910

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Stephen Curry 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Stephen Curry 5.3

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Stephen Curry 6.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Stephen Curry 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Stephen Curry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Stephen Curry 3,966

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Stephen Curry 786

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Stephen Curry 912

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Stephen Curry 223

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Stephen Curry 44

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Stephen Curry 147

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Stephen Curry .453

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Stephen Curry .397

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Stephen Curry .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018)

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.