Joe Cooper vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Joe Cooper 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - 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.