Rick Carlisle vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (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.