Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Dave Cowens 1

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave Cowens 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Dave Cowens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Dave Cowens 3

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Dave Cowens 0 *

Rookie of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 0 Dave Cowens 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Dave Cowens 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.