Dave Cowens vs. Bones McKinney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bones McKinney 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.

Bones McKinney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Bones McKinney: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Bones McKinney 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Bones McKinney 6

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Bones McKinney 5

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Bones McKinney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Bones McKinney 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Bones McKinney 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bones McKinney 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Bones McKinney 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Bones McKinney 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Bones McKinney 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Bones McKinney 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Bones McKinney 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Bones McKinney 1.6

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Bones McKinney 2,994

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Bones McKinney 373 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Bones McKinney 503

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Bones McKinney 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Bones McKinney .298

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Bones McKinney .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Bones McKinney 12.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Bones McKinney 4.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Bones McKinney 2.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Bones McKinney - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Bones McKinney 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Bones McKinney 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Bones McKinney 1.1

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Bones McKinney 232

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Bones McKinney 16 *

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Bones McKinney 25

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Bones McKinney 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Bones McKinney .306

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Bones McKinney .708

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Bones McKinney 13.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Bones McKinney 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Bones McKinney 4.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Bones McKinney - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.