Dave Cowens vs. Tracy Murray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tracy Murray and Dave Cowens that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Tracy Murray:
1992-93 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

Dave Cowens2
Tracy Murray1
Dave Cowens11
Tracy Murray12
Dave Cowens7
Tracy Murray3
Dave Cowens8
Tracy Murray0

Honors and Awards

Dave Cowens1
Tracy Murray0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Tracy Murray0
Dave Cowens1
Tracy Murray0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Dave Cowens3
Tracy Murray0
Dave Cowens1
Tracy Murray0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 17.6
Tracy Murray 9.0

Dave Cowens 13.6
Tracy Murray 2.5

Dave Cowens 3.8
Tracy Murray 0.8

Dave Cowens 1.1
*
Tracy Murray 0.5

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Tracy Murray 0.2

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 13,516
Tracy Murray 5,943

Dave Cowens 10,444
Tracy Murray 1,649

Dave Cowens 2,910
Tracy Murray 508

Dave Cowens 599
*
Tracy Murray 361

Dave Cowens 488
*
Tracy Murray 161

Dave Cowens 766
Tracy Murray 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .460
Tracy Murray .430

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .071
*
Tracy Murray .388

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .783
Tracy Murray .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 20.5
(1973)
Tracy Murray 16.2
(1996)

Dave Cowens 16.2
(1973)
Tracy Murray 4.3
(1996)

Dave Cowens 5.0
(1977)
Tracy Murray 1.6
(1996)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1975)
*
Tracy Murray 1.1
(1996)

Dave Cowens 1.3
(1974)
*
Tracy Murray 0.5
(1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Dave Cowens 18.9
Tracy Murray 9.0

Dave Cowens 14.4
Tracy Murray 1.7

Dave Cowens 3.7
Tracy Murray 0.4

Dave Cowens 1.2
*
Tracy Murray 0.9

Dave Cowens 0.9
*
Tracy Murray 0.3

Totals Stats

Dave Cowens 1,684
Tracy Murray 63

Dave Cowens 1,285
Tracy Murray 12

Dave Cowens 333
Tracy Murray 3

Dave Cowens 78
*
Tracy Murray 6

Dave Cowens 56
*
Tracy Murray 2

Dave Cowens 89
Tracy Murray 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Dave Cowens .451
Tracy Murray .538

3-Point Percentage
Dave Cowens .000
*
Tracy Murray .385

Free Throw Percentage
Dave Cowens .744
Tracy Murray .941

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Dave Cowens 21.9
(1973)
Tracy Murray 18.3
(1997)

Dave Cowens 16.6
(1973)
Tracy Murray 3.0
(1997)

Dave Cowens 4.6
(1976)
Tracy Murray 0.7
(1997)

Dave Cowens 1.6
(1975)
*
Tracy Murray 1.3
(1997)

Dave Cowens 1.4
(1977)
*
Tracy Murray 0.7
(1997)

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.