Bert Cook vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Bert Cook 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

Bert Cook

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bert Cook 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bert Cook 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.