Alec Burks vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Alec Burks 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

Alec Burks

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alec Burks: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Alec Burks 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Alec Burks 4 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Alec Burks 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.0 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.7 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 7,990 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 2,518 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Alec Burks 1,466 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Alec Burks 504 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Alec Burks 152 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Alec Burks 742 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .415 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .383 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .806 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 15.0 (2020) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 4.9 (2022) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 3.0 (2015) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 1.0 (2022) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.3 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alec Burks 10.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 3.4 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 1.8 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.2 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alec Burks 220 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Alec Burks 75 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Alec Burks 40 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Alec Burks 8 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Alec Burks 4 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Alec Burks 22 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alec Burks .391 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Alec Burks .323 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Alec Burks .807 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alec Burks 14.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Alec Burks 5.0 (2021) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Alec Burks 2.6 (2021) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Alec Burks 0.5 (2012) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alec Burks 0.8 (2020) 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.