Dragan Bender vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.