Josh Childress vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Josh Childress 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

Josh Childress

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Childress: 2004-05 to 2013-14
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Josh Childress 8 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Josh Childress 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Josh Childress 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 9.1 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 4.7 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.9 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.5 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 3,548 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 1,850 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Josh Childress 609 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Josh Childress 339 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Josh Childress 184 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Josh Childress 391 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .522 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .329 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .779 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 13.0 (2007) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 6.2 (2007) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 2.3 (2007) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 1.2 (2006) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2007) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Childress 50 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Josh Childress 40 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Josh Childress 11 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Josh Childress 1 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Josh Childress 5 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Josh Childress 7 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Childress .524 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Josh Childress .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Childress .500 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Childress 7.1 (2008) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Childress 5.7 (2008) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Josh Childress 1.6 (2008) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Josh Childress 0.1 (2008) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Childress 0.7 (2008) 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.