Butch Beard vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Beard 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Butch Beard 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Butch Beard 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.