NBA titles
2
MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
8
Career rebounds per game
13.6
Career points per game
17.6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17 | |
| 1971 | 18.8 | |
| 1972 | 20.5 | |
| 1973 | 19 | |
| 1974 | 20.4 | |
| 1975 | 19 | |
| 1976 | 21.6 | |
| 1977 | 16.4 | |
| 1978 | 16.9 | |
| 1979 | 14.2 | |
| 1980 | 8.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dave Cowens ranks #98 in Basketball
Dave Cowens ranks #98 in Basketball and #807 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.6/100.
The verified career covers 1970–1983 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 2, MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 8, Career rebounds per game 13.6.
Nearest context: ahead Dwight Howard (84.6); behind Maurice Cheeks (84.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Dave Cowens GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cowens comparisons
Dave Cowens — frequently asked
- Is Dave Cowens the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Dave Cowens ranks #98 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Dave Cowens's GOAT Score?
- 84.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Dave Cowens rank all time?
- #807 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #98 in Basketball.
- Dave Cowens vs Dwight Howard: who ranks higher?
- Dave Cowens ranks higher at 84.6 versus Dwight Howard at 84.6, a margin of 0.0 points.