Wayne Cooper vs. Dave Cowens Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dave Cowens and Wayne Cooper, 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.
Wayne Cooper played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Dave Cowens, who played 11. Wayne Cooper had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Dave Cowens had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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 |
Wayne Cooper |
14 |
10 |
1978-79 to 1991-92 |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
7 |
1970-71 to 1982-83 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Wayne Cooper |
Dave Cowens |
Season |
1978-79 | 1970-71 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
65 |
12.2 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.672 |
Dave Cowens |
81 |
38.0 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.8 |
16.1 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.732 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
22.5 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.751 |
Dave Cowens |
79 |
40.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
15.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.3 |
17.2 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.720 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Cowens |
11 |
40.1 |
15.5 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.596 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
71 |
20.0 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.689 |
Dave Cowens |
82 |
41.8 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
16.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.0 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dave Cowens |
13 |
46.0 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
16.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.659 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
76 |
23.9 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
7.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
8.8 |
.420 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.744 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
80 |
26.2 |
9.7 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
.685 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
7 |
32.6 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
10.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.882 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
81 |
20.5 |
9.8 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
8.2 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.804 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
5 |
20.8 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.370 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
80 |
25.4 |
12.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
10.7 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.685 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
15 |
21.4 |
10.9 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
9.5 |
.469 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
78 |
27.1 |
13.1 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
11.6 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.429 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.795 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
8 |
19.3 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
.682 |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
69 |
22.6 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.448 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.725 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
13.7 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
45 |
19.2 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
6.0 |
.437 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.746 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
9 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.348 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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 |
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 |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
23.6 |
6.6 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.745 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
14.7 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
79 |
14.9 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.641 |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
18 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
.404 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.526 |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
67 |
11.1 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.393 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.786 |
Dave Cowens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Dave Cowens |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
35 |
9.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.636 |
Dave Cowens |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wayne Cooper |
3 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Dave Cowens |
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