James Bailey vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 1

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

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

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

Rookie of The Year James Bailey 0 Dave Cowens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games James Bailey 595 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games James Bailey 14 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Dave Cowens .451

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

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.