Dave Cowens vs. Bayard Forrest Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bayard Forrest and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Bayard Forrest

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bayard Forrest 2

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bayard Forrest 2

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bayard Forrest 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bayard Forrest 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bayard Forrest 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bayard Forrest 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bayard Forrest 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bayard Forrest 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bayard Forrest 4.1

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bayard Forrest 2.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bayard Forrest 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bayard Forrest 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bayard Forrest 569

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bayard Forrest 565

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bayard Forrest 296

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bayard Forrest 52

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bayard Forrest 71

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bayard Forrest 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bayard Forrest .449

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bayard Forrest .509

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bayard Forrest 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bayard Forrest 1.9

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bayard Forrest 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bayard Forrest 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bayard Forrest 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bayard Forrest 24

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bayard Forrest 29

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bayard Forrest 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bayard Forrest 4

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bayard Forrest 2

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bayard Forrest 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bayard Forrest .579

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Bayard Forrest - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bayard Forrest .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979)

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.