Gus Bailey vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Gus Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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.