Dick Barnett vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dick Barnett 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

Dick Barnett

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Barnett 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dick Barnett 0 Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * 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.