Bill Bridges vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Bridges 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Bridges 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.