Dave Cowens vs. Ervin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ervin Johnson and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dave Cowens played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ervin Johnson, who played 13. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Ervin Johnson had his rookie season in 1993-94. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Dave Cowens	11	7	1970-71 to 1982-83
Ervin Johnson	13	9	1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1970-71	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	81	38.0	17.0	-	-	15.0	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	6.8	16.1	.422	-	-	-	3.4	4.6	.732
Ervin Johnson	45	6.2	2.6	1.1	1.6	2.6	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.4	.415	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	2	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1971-72	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	79	40.3	18.8	-	-	15.2	3.1	-	-	-	4.0	8.3	17.2	.484	-	-	-	2.2	3.1	.720
Ervin Johnson	64	14.2	3.1	1.6	2.9	4.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.8	2.5	1.3	3.0	.443	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.7	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	40.1	15.5	-	-	13.8	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	6.5	14.2	.455	-	-	-	2.5	4.3	.596
Ervin Johnson	4	13.5	3.5	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	4.0	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	1.5	1.000


Season 3
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1972-73	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	82	41.8	20.5	-	-	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	20.0	.452	-	-	-	2.5	3.2	.779
Ervin Johnson	81	18.8	5.5	1.6	3.8	5.3	0.6	0.5	1.6	1.2	3.0	2.2	4.3	.511	0.0	0.0	.333	1.0	1.6	.669

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	13	46.0	21.9	-	-	16.6	3.7	-	-	-	4.2	9.9	21.0	.473	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.659
Ervin Johnson	18	14.1	3.1	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.4	0.3	0.8	0.8	2.5	1.3	3.4	.371	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.6	.818


Season 4
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1973-74	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	80	41.9	19.0	3.3	12.4	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	-	3.7	8.1	18.4	.437	-	-	-	2.9	3.4	.832
Ervin Johnson	82	31.7	7.1	2.8	8.3	11.1	0.9	0.8	2.8	1.4	3.5	3.0	5.7	.520	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.615

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	42.9	20.5	3.3	10.0	13.3	3.7	1.2	0.9	-	4.7	8.9	20.6	.435	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.797
Ervin Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1974-75	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	65	40.5	20.4	3.5	11.2	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	-	3.7	8.8	18.4	.475	-	-	-	2.9	3.8	.783
Ervin Johnson	81	27.9	8.0	3.0	5.5	8.5	0.7	1.0	2.0	1.4	4.0	3.1	5.8	.537	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.9	.601

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	11	43.5	20.5	4.5	12.0	16.5	4.2	1.6	0.5	-	4.5	9.2	21.5	.428	-	-	-	2.1	2.4	.885
Ervin Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1975-76	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	78	39.8	19.0	4.3	11.7	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	-	4.0	7.8	16.7	.468	-	-	-	3.3	4.4	.756
Ervin Johnson	50	20.5	5.1	2.4	4.0	6.4	0.4	0.6	1.1	0.9	3.0	1.9	3.8	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.1	.610

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	18	44.3	21.0	4.8	11.6	16.4	4.6	1.2	0.7	-	4.7	8.7	18.9	.457	-	-	-	3.7	4.8	.759
Ervin Johnson	3	30.7	4.3	2.7	3.3	6.0	0.3	0.7	1.7	0.0	3.0	2.0	4.3	.462	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500


Season 7
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1976-77	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	50	37.8	16.4	2.9	11.0	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	-	3.6	6.6	15.1	.434	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.818
Ervin Johnson	80	26.6	4.8	2.9	5.2	8.1	0.6	1.0	1.6	1.0	3.7	1.8	3.5	.516	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.0	.605

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	42.1	16.6	3.2	11.7	14.9	4.0	0.9	1.4	-	4.1	7.3	16.4	.446	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.773
Ervin Johnson	5	30.8	6.2	2.8	7.0	9.8	0.4	1.2	1.2	0.6	3.8	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.6	.611


Season 8
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1977-78	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	77	41.8	18.6	3.2	10.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	3.9	7.8	15.8	.490	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.842
Ervin Johnson	82	24.2	3.2	2.5	5.0	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.2	0.6	3.1	1.3	2.4	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.1	.538

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	18	32.3	5.4	3.3	7.5	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.1	0.7	2.9	2.2	3.8	.574	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.8	.625


Season 9
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1978-79	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	68	37.0	16.6	2.2	7.4	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	2.6	3.9	7.2	14.9	.483	-	-	-	2.2	2.8	.807
Ervin Johnson	81	20.5	2.6	1.8	4.0	5.8	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.6	2.7	1.1	2.4	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.8	.455

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1979-80	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	66	32.7	14.2	1.9	6.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	1.6	3.3	6.4	14.1	.453	0.0	0.2	.083	1.4	1.8	.779
Ervin Johnson	69	17.0	2.2	1.7	2.6	4.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.5	2.6	0.9	2.0	.452	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.6	.682

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	9	33.4	12.0	2.0	5.3	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.9	4.1	5.4	11.4	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.2	.909
Ervin Johnson	6	12.5	1.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.5	3.3	0.5	1.3	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.


Season 11
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	1982-83	2003-04
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	40	25.4	8.1	1.8	5.0	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	3.4	3.4	7.7	.444	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.6	.825
Ervin Johnson	66	14.6	1.9	0.9	2.6	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.5	2.4	0.8	1.6	.534	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.4	.607

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	18	19.8	2.7	1.5	3.2	4.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.3	3.1	1.1	2.1	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.625


Season 12
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	46	8.9	1.6	0.9	1.5	2.5	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.9	0.6	1.2	.519	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.3	0.5	.640

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Dave Cowens	Ervin Johnson
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	18	4.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.3	0.4	0.9	.412	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dave Cowens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ervin Johnson	3	3.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.7	1.000

Dave Cowens vs. Ervin Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ervin Johnson and Dave Cowens, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13