Doug Collins vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Doug Collins 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

Doug Collins

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Collins: 1973-74 to 1980-81
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Doug Collins 8 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Doug Collins 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Doug Collins 4 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Doug Collins 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 17.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 3.2 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 7,427 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 1,339 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Doug Collins 1,368 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Doug Collins 518 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 114 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Doug Collins 415 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .501 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins .000 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .833 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 20.8 (1976) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.0 (1976) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 4.7 (1977) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.6 (1978) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.4 (1979) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 21.5 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.1 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.5 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.1 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.1 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 687 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 131 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Doug Collins 111 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Doug Collins 34 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Doug Collins 32 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .526 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .774 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 22.4 (1977) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 7.0 (1976) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.9 (1977) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.5 (1977) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 (1976) Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

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.