Ira Bowman vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.