Mark Aguirre vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Mark Aguirre 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

Mark Aguirre

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Aguirre: 1981-82 to 1993-94
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Aguirre 2 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Mark Aguirre 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Mark Aguirre 9 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Mark Aguirre 3 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mark Aguirre 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Aguirre 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Aguirre 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Aguirre 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Mark Aguirre 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 20.0 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 3.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 18,458 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 4,578 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 2,871 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 687 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 296 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Mark Aguirre 923 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .484 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .312 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .741 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.5 (1984) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 6.3 (1983) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 4.6 (1986) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 1.1 (1987) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 17.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.3 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.6 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Aguirre 1,747 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Mark Aguirre 537 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Mark Aguirre 262 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Mark Aguirre 71 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Mark Aguirre 22 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Mark Aguirre 102 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Aguirre .485 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Mark Aguirre .317 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mark Aguirre .743 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Aguirre 29.0 (1985) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Aguirre 7.6 (1984) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Mark Aguirre 5.4 (1986) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mark Aguirre 2.0 (1987) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Aguirre 0.5 (1988) 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.