Dave Cowens vs. Steve Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Sheppard 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.

Steve Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Steve Sheppard 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Steve Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Steve Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Steve Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Steve Sheppard 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Steve Sheppard 1.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Steve Sheppard 0.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Steve Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Steve Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Steve Sheppard 367

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Steve Sheppard 178

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Steve Sheppard 62

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Steve Sheppard 22

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Steve Sheppard 4

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Steve Sheppard 106

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Steve Sheppard .459

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Steve Sheppard .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Steve Sheppard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Steve Sheppard -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Steve Sheppard -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Steve Sheppard -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Steve Sheppard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Steve Sheppard -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Steve Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Steve Sheppard -

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.