Dave Cowens vs. Jeff Hornacek Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Hornacek 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.
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, 3 less than Jeff Hornacek, who played 14. Dave Cowens had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jeff Hornacek had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
14 |
11 |
1986-87 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Dave Cowens |
Jeff Hornacek |
Season |
1970-71 | 1986-87 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
81 |
38.0 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.732 |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
19.5 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.279 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.777 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
27.4 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
7.4 |
.506 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.293 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.822 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
78 |
31.9 |
13.5 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
.495 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.826 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
12 |
31.2 |
14.1 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
12.4 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.840 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
67 |
34.0 |
17.6 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
13.4 |
.536 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.408 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
.856 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
16 |
36.4 |
18.6 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
13.7 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.250 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
.932 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
13.1 |
.518 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.418 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.897 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
4 |
36.3 |
18.3 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
12.8 |
.431 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.500 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
.929 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
81 |
38.0 |
20.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.8 |
15.3 |
.512 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.439 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
.886 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
8 |
42.9 |
20.4 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
16.0 |
.484 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.471 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
.912 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
79 |
36.2 |
19.1 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
15.7 |
.470 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.390 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
.865 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
35.3 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
12.6 |
.470 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.337 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
16 |
34.9 |
15.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.475 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.441 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
.912 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
81 |
33.3 |
16.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
11.6 |
.514 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.406 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.882 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
5 |
35.6 |
14.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
10.2 |
.510 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
31.6 |
15.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
.502 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.466 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
.893 |
|
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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
18 |
35.8 |
17.5 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
11.5 |
.502 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.586 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.890 |
Note: Dave Cowens didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.
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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 |
Jeff Hornacek |
82 |
31.6 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.482 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.369 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.899 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
20 |
35.2 |
14.6 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
10.4 |
.433 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.358 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.876 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
80 |
30.8 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
10.4 |
.482 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.441 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
20 |
31.8 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.416 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
.467 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
48 |
29.9 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
9.4 |
.477 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.420 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.893 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
11 |
27.6 |
12.2 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.389 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
.879 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
77 |
27.7 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.492 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
.478 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
.950 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeff Hornacek |
10 |
29.9 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
.422 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.409 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.833 |