Dave Cowens vs. Pops Mensah-Bonsu Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

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.